Norway’s Ingebrigtsen breaks European Indoor Athletics championship record

By Emre Asikci

ISTANBUL (AA) - Norwegian athlete Jakob Ingebrigtsen on Friday won the gold medal in the 1500m at the 2023 European Indoor Athletics Championships and broke the championship record.

"A perfect 10 ! At 22, Jakob Ingebrigtsen wins his 10th European title with gold in the 1500m in #Istanbul2023," the European Athletics said on Twitter.

Ingebrigtsen, 22, won the event in 3:33.95 ahead of Great Britain's Neil Gourley and Azeddine Habz of France came third in Istanbul.

More than 600 athletes participated in the event, which will run until March 5 at the Atakoy Arena in Istanbul.