When later asked a more direct question about the percentage chance of him competing in Tokyo, Jakob Ingebrigtsen responded: “Around 100.”
Yeah basically he's saying in the article that nothing in life is ever certain, but he's confident and ready despite less than optimal circumstances leading up to this.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen Uncertain Before World Championships: “Fighting Against the Clock” Jakob Ingebrigtsen declared himself injury-free and ready for the World Championships last week, but as the event in Tokyo approaches, starting Saturday, September 13, he expresses uncertainty. “I’m fighting against the clock to make it to the World Championships,” he told Norwegian and international media during a digital press conference just over a week before the event. Despite an Achilles injury that made his preparation “terrible” and “unbelievably bad,” he remains hopeful. “The last few weeks have been much better than earlier this summer. There is hope,” he said, noting he’s been training at a high-altitude camp in St. Moritz after months of alternative training due to the injury. This championship will mark his first outdoor competition this year. When asked directly about his chances of competing in Tokyo, Ingebrigtsen confidently stated, “Around 100.” He is registered for both the 1500 meters and 5000 meters, the latter being the distance where he is the reigning world champion from Budapest two years ago. He has yet to win the 1500 meters at a World Championships. When questioned about running both distances, he replied, “That’s the plan.” Despite the challenging preparation, his ambitions remain high: “I know that if I line up at the start, I’m a gold medal contender.” Ingebrigtsen noted that the top level in the 1500 meters has been consistent over the last four to five years, but more runners are now close to the elite level. “You see it in many other sports too. The gap from first to last place is suddenly not that big, so the distance is much shorter. That makes it much more exciting, competitive, and a tougher fight to win a medal,” he said. He added that while there is some turnover among top runners, the level remains stable. “It says more about the fact that the level is very high, but that it’s very marginal what actually constitutes an improvement when talking about times under 3:30 in the 1500 meters, for example. A tenth of a second there is quite a significant improvement.” The 24-year-old credits his team for his potential participation. “Fortunately, I have a pretty great team around me with Henrik, Filip, Elisabeth, and the Norwegian team, who support me to the best of their ability. They absolutely deserve a lot of credit for the fact that I’m as prepared as I am, for the preparations I’ve made, and for being in this position. There was a very low probability of that when you can’t run or train,” said Jakob Asserson Ingebrigtsen. He also confirmed that his wife and daughter will join him in Japan. “They’re going to Tokyo. Why? They’ve probably seen in movies that it’s nice. It’s a very good excuse to take a long trip, which it is from Norway to Japan. It’s a pretty popular destination,” he added.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen Uncertain Before World Championships: “Fighting Against the Clock” Jakob Ingebrigtsen declared himself injury-free and ready for the World Championships last week, but as the event in Tokyo approaches, starting Saturday, September 13, he expresses uncertainty. “I’m fighting against the clock to make it to the World Championships,” he told Norwegian and international media during a digital press conference just over a week before the event. Despite an Achilles injury that made his preparation “terrible” and “unbelievably bad,” he remains hopeful. “The last few weeks have been much better than earlier this summer. There is hope,” he said, noting he’s been training at a high-altitude camp in St. Moritz after months of alternative training due to the injury. This championship will mark his first outdoor competition this year. When asked directly about his chances of competing in Tokyo, Ingebrigtsen confidently stated, “Around 100.” He is registered for both the 1500 meters and 5000 meters, the latter being the distance where he is the reigning world champion from Budapest two years ago. He has yet to win the 1500 meters at a World Championships. When questioned about running both distances, he replied, “That’s the plan.” Despite the challenging preparation, his ambitions remain high: “I know that if I line up at the start, I’m a gold medal contender.” Ingebrigtsen noted that the top level in the 1500 meters has been consistent over the last four to five years, but more runners are now close to the elite level. “You see it in many other sports too. The gap from first to last place is suddenly not that big, so the distance is much shorter. That makes it much more exciting, competitive, and a tougher fight to win a medal,” he said. He added that while there is some turnover among top runners, the level remains stable. “It says more about the fact that the level is very high, but that it’s very marginal what actually constitutes an improvement when talking about times under 3:30 in the 1500 meters, for example. A tenth of a second there is quite a significant improvement.” The 24-year-old credits his team for his potential participation. “Fortunately, I have a pretty great team around me with Henrik, Filip, Elisabeth, and the Norwegian team, who support me to the best of their ability. They absolutely deserve a lot of credit for the fact that I’m as prepared as I am, for the preparations I’ve made, and for being in this position. There was a very low probability of that when you can’t run or train,” said Jakob Asserson Ingebrigtsen. He also confirmed that his wife and daughter will join him in Japan. “They’re going to Tokyo. Why? They’ve probably seen in movies that it’s nice. It’s a very good excuse to take a long trip, which it is from Norway to Japan. It’s a pretty popular destination,” he added.
You tha real MVP! Thanks for posting that.
Seems like the "uncertainty" is editorial license by whoever wrote the article. From Jakob's quotes, there is nothing indicating he is in a worse spot than he was when he was declared for the 1500/5000. I think he was just talking about what he has gone through this season. Doesn't seem like there has been any recent setbacks or anything.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen Uncertain Before World Championships: “Fighting Against the Clock” Jakob Ingebrigtsen declared himself injury-free and ready for the World Championships last week, but as the event in Tokyo approaches, starting Saturday, September 13, he expresses uncertainty. “I’m fighting against the clock to make it to the World Championships,” he told Norwegian and international media during a digital press conference just over a week before the event. Despite an Achilles injury that made his preparation “terrible” and “unbelievably bad,” he remains hopeful. “The last few weeks have been much better than earlier this summer. There is hope,” he said, noting he’s been training at a high-altitude camp in St. Moritz after months of alternative training due to the injury. This championship will mark his first outdoor competition this year. When asked directly about his chances of competing in Tokyo, Ingebrigtsen confidently stated, “Around 100.” He is registered for both the 1500 meters and 5000 meters, the latter being the distance where he is the reigning world champion from Budapest two years ago. He has yet to win the 1500 meters at a World Championships. When questioned about running both distances, he replied, “That’s the plan.” Despite the challenging preparation, his ambitions remain high: “I know that if I line up at the start, I’m a gold medal contender.” Ingebrigtsen noted that the top level in the 1500 meters has been consistent over the last four to five years, but more runners are now close to the elite level. “You see it in many other sports too. The gap from first to last place is suddenly not that big, so the distance is much shorter. That makes it much more exciting, competitive, and a tougher fight to win a medal,” he said. He added that while there is some turnover among top runners, the level remains stable. “It says more about the fact that the level is very high, but that it’s very marginal what actually constitutes an improvement when talking about times under 3:30 in the 1500 meters, for example. A tenth of a second there is quite a significant improvement.” The 24-year-old credits his team for his potential participation. “Fortunately, I have a pretty great team around me with Henrik, Filip, Elisabeth, and the Norwegian team, who support me to the best of their ability. They absolutely deserve a lot of credit for the fact that I’m as prepared as I am, for the preparations I’ve made, and for being in this position. There was a very low probability of that when you can’t run or train,” said Jakob Asserson Ingebrigtsen. He also confirmed that his wife and daughter will join him in Japan. “They’re going to Tokyo. Why? They’ve probably seen in movies that it’s nice. It’s a very good excuse to take a long trip, which it is from Norway to Japan. It’s a pretty popular destination,” he added.
You tha real MVP! Thanks for posting that.
Seems like the "uncertainty" is editorial license by whoever wrote the article. From Jakob's quotes, there is nothing indicating he is in a worse spot than he was when he was declared for the 1500/5000. I think he was just talking about what he has gone through this season. Doesn't seem like there has been any recent setbacks or anything.
+1
I agree. I can read the article in Norwegian (as a non Norwegian) and I get the same understanding.
Norwegian isn't my strongest language but the google translate did show this which somehow you missed out
"So I enjoy competing and do what I can to be prepared for the championship that starts next weekend. Of course, I have faith that I can make it and do it. But nothing in the world is 100 percent, says Ingebrigtsen."
And then yes he's goes on to say his chances of competing in Tokyo are "around 100%".
Kind of interesting comments. First time I think he's actually admitted how bad the problem was (which I think anyone with a brain worked out anyway after the 2nd or 3rd time he was scheduled to comeback and didn't).
I personally don't find his comments here overly positive. Like I am sure he's going to be there and run, but it sounds a little bit "insurance policy'ish" and that even he doesn't know what to expect and how far he could push himself, which is going to be very different for him from at least the last 3 years of major championships.
Good luck to him though, good to see him back and adds a really nice story element to the mens side.
Assuming the injury really is behind him and the only uncertainty at this point is his fitness level, I have to imagine he expects to be in comparable form to when he ran 3:45 at Pre last year. If that's the case, he should be a contender in both events. His setback this year is similar to his setback last year, it just happened at a different point in the year but the time off between competitions is similar.
