Ingebrigtsen criticizes Kerr’s European Championships
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Ingebrigtsen criticizes Kerr’s European Championships absence, says it harms the sport

Scotsman Josh Kerr was clear that the European Athletics Championships were not part of the season plan. Wrong, says rival Jakob Ingebrigtsen. It ruins the sport when the best are not there, says the Norwegian according to the BBC.

In July, Kerr broke a 27-year-old world record at the Diamond League meeting in London. The 28-year-old ran a mile, about 1,600 metres, in 3:42.66.

But he is not taking part in the European Championships, which are currently under way. Kerr decided early on to skip the championships in Birmingham.

A decision that is now being criticised by Jakob Ingebrigtsen, who earlier this week won gold in the 5,000 metres.

We all have different plans, but I can never see myself skipping a championship, says Ingebrigtsen and continues:

Everyone should be disappointed.

Josh Kerr won silver in the 1,500 metres at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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