'I knew I was going to win' - Ingebrigtsen on gold medal victory
Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen says he knew he would win the men's 5000m gold medal "with 600m to go" at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham. Ingebrigtsen successfully returned from the sidelines after Achilles surgery earlier in the year.
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"I knew I was going to win the men's 5000m gold medal with 600m to go."
— Jakob Ingebrigtsen , Athlete
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Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen says he knew he would win the men's 5000m gold medal "with 600m to go" at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham. Ingebrigtsen successfully returned from the sidelines after Achilles surgery earlier in the year.
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