What led to Jakob Ingebrigtsen's elimination at the World Athletics Championships? All about the Olympic gold medalist's shocking exit

Audience were left stunned as Norwegian runner Jakob Ingebrigtsen crashed out of the men's 1500m event at the World Athletics Championships 2025. The current edition of the World Championships is being held at the National Stadium in Tokyo.

Ingebrigtsen was competing after a long time due to a strained Achilles tendon injury, which had made him miss out on the Wanda Diamond League 2025. The former Olympic champion from Norway was competing alongside former world champion Jake Wightman in the fourth heat of the men's 1500m.

Ingebrigtsen had previously won two silver medals in the men's 1500m at the World Championships held in Eugene in 2022 and Budapest in 2023 respectively. Unfortunately, the athlete didn't look in the best of spirits this time, as he clocked 3:37.84, which ended him up on the eighth position overall. Only the athletes who finished in the top six of each heat would be proceeding to the semifinals.

Despite his disappointing loss, Jakob Ingebrigsten hasn't given up hope yet. The Norwegian runner would be aiming for a hattrick of World Championship titles in the men's 5000m event. The preliminary stage of the men's 5000m would be held on September 19 at the National Stadium in Tokyo.

Jakob Ingebrigtsen's performance throughout the 2025 season

Jakob Ingebrigtsen's performances in 2025 in a nutshell [Image Source : Getty]

For Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway, 2025 was another whirlwind season as an athlete. The Norwegian middle distance runner saw both the highs and the lows as he struggled with an Achilles tendon injury since May 2025.

Ingebrigtsen opened his season with a simple victory in the Mile Short Track event at an athletic meet in Paris, where he clocked 3:45.14. In March 2025, nearly a month later, the Norwegian athlete struck gold at the European Indoor Championships, where he won gold medals in both the men's 1500m and the men's 3000m events respectively.

Jakob Ingebrigtsen further proved himself at the Indoor World Championships, which were held at Nanjing the same month. The Norwegian runner won gold medals in both the men's 1500m and the men's 3000m events. Sadly, his happiness didn't last long, as Ingebrigsten was struck with the tendon injury in May 2025.

Following a short break due to the injury, Ingebrigtsen decided to participate at the World Championships being held in Tokyo. Though he has been eliminated from the men's 1500m, Ingebrigtsen is still hopeful of a strong finish in the men's 5000m, where he won gold medals at the Eugene edition of the World Championships in 2022, as well as the Budapest edition in 2023.

Edited by Animesh Pandey