Olympics 2020

Norway’s Ingebrigtsen upsets Cheruiyot to win 1500m gold

Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen wins the men's 1500m final at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

By NBC Olympics

Published August 7, 2021 5:36 AM

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Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway won gold in the Olympic men’s 1500m final on Saturday, breaking the Games record to upset world champion Timothy Cheruiyot of Kenya who took silver.

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