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09/12 10:07 CDT Ingebrigtsen pulls out of 1,500, leaving Kerr, Hocker and the
field to race for $150K
Ingebrigtsen pulls out of 1,500, leaving Kerr, Hocker and the field to race for
$150K
By EDDIE PELLS
AP National Writer
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) --- Jakob Ingebrigtsen said Saturday he's withdrawing
from the 1,500-meter race at track's Ultimate Championship, depriving the sport
of one of its marquee showdowns after the Norwegian's most recent round of
disagreements with top rivals Cole Hocker and Josh Kerr.
Ingebrigtsen made the announcement less than 24 hours after beating Hocker in
the 5,000 meters to take the $150,000 top prize at the championship.
Ingebrigtsen is coming back from Achilles surgery in February and said running
two races in the span of three days was simply too much.
"I would love for it to be a little bit different and be a little bit sharper
in terms of recovery," he said. "But coming from a very difficult last two
years with injury problems and Achilles surgery, I'm forced to be more sensible
than I would like to be."
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