Rivalries are great things to read in books. But do those give a similar vibe to the individuals in reality? Yared Nuguse might be thinking about this. Just a week ago, an American athlete made a tremendous effort at the Millrose Games to claim the world record in the mile event. His timing of 3:46.63 minutes held off his opponent on the indoor track of Armory Center. However, the timing was enough to go past the world record set in the event.
Yared Nuguse’s timing in the men’s Wanamaker Mile event in the 117th Millrose Games was fractions ahead of Yomif Kejelcha’s world record of 3:47.01 set in 2019. A stunning achievement for the 25-year-old Kentucky native! Now enter a few more gems earned by Nuguse in the same event. Such as? Before him, the last American who set a world record in the Wanamaker Mile came 77 years ago. Gilbert Dodds 1948! Also, after Dick Buerkle in 1978, Nuguse was the one to hoist the American flag in the event last week. But everything fell flat on February 13. How so?
The rivalry! Nuguse’s Norwegian nemesis, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, took four days to dethrone the latter in the men’s indoor mile event. In Lievin, he shaved 1.49 seconds from the American athlete’s timing and reset the world record. Not only that, on February 13, Jakob came up with a firm message. His message came in two ways. First, he brushed his shoulder on the track after Nuguse’s record, showing an unbothering attitude. Later, he continued the same mood on social media. Want to know how?
Right after recording the world’s best timing in the men’s indoor mile event, Jakob Ingebrigtsen narrated himself as ‘Jakgoat’ on social media and dropped a ‘sorry’ for Yared.
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