Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s absence from the European Cross Nation Championships final yr solely appeared to gasoline his dedication for a spectacular return in 2024. On Saturday, the Norwegian middle-distance celebrity, who gained in each 2021 and 2022, captured his seventh Euro XC title—his third as a senior—at Dokuma Park in Antalya, Türkiye.
The unbeaten streak continues. ⚔️
Jakob Ingebrigtsen 🇳🇴 wins his seventh particular person title from seven appearances on the SPAR European Cross Nation Championships! 🤯#Antalya2024 pic.twitter.com/YYJXPNZqK4
— European Athletics (@EuroAthletics) December 8, 2024
“The course was very difficult and tactical,” Ingebrigtsen, the two-time world 5,000m champion, instructed media post-race. “There’s a variety of combating and pushing, a variety of issues that would occur.” The 7.8 km course featured sections of sand and dirt.
Ingebrigtsen ran comfortably within the lead pack all through a lot of the race, earlier than launching a decisive transfer within the ultimate phases. He crossed the end line in 22 minutes and 16 seconds, eight seconds forward of Italy’s Yemaneberhan Crippa. Spain’s Thierry Ndikumwenayo took bronze in 22:31.
Regina della cross! 👑
Nadia Battocletti 🇮🇹 completes the set of titles on the SPAR European Cross Nation Championships!
And she or he leads Italy to a historic crew gold! ✨#Antalya2024 pic.twitter.com/lwUwfSp7rI
— European Athletics (@EuroAthletics) December 8, 2024
Ladies’s race
Italy’s Nadia Battocletti stole the highlight on the ladies’s facet, securing her third continental title in 2024. The Olympic 10,000m silver medallist from Italy captured her first senior European cross-country title, following a season that noticed her clinch a 5000m/10,000m double on the Roma 2024 European Athletics Championships.
Like Ingebrigtsen, Battocletti demonstrated strategic endurance, remaining near the entrance pack and unleashing a robust kick within the ultimate kilometres. She completed in 25:43—11 seconds away from Germany’s Konstanze Klosterhalfen, who took silver for the second yr in a row, crossing the road in 25:54 and matching her ending time in 2023. The European 10,000m champion, Yasemin Can, ran 26:01 to seize bronze in her residence nation.
For full outcomes of the 2024 European Cross Nation Championships, head right here.