Ingebrigtsen returns from 'lowest of lows' to clinch 5,000m gold
Jakob Ingebrigtsen fights back from "the lowest of lows" to win a stunning 5,000m gold at the European Championships after almost a year out with injury.
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"Coming from the lowest of lows to be European champion again means the world to me. Not even I believed it could happen coming here."
— Jakob Ingebrigtsen , Athlete
"I can't put into words how hard it is for Jakob to come back after that surgery he has had."
— Paula Radcliffe , Athlete
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Jakob Ingebrigtsen fights back from "the lowest of lows" to win a stunning 5,000m gold at the European Championships after almost a year out with injury.
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