Correct option is D
The correct answer is (b) Jakob Ingebrigtsen
Explanation:
• On February 13, 2025, Norwegian middle-distance star Jakob Ingebrigtsen set two world indoor records in a single race at the Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais in Liévin, France.
• He clocked 3:29.63 at the 1500m mark, becoming the first athlete in history to run under 3:30 indoors for that distance.
• He continued his pace to finish the Mile in 3:45.14, breaking the world indoor record set just five days earlier by Yared Nuguse (3:46.63).
• Ingebrigtsen became the first male athlete since John Landy in 1954 to break the world records for both the 1500m and the mile in the same race.
• This performance reclaimed his 1500m indoor world record, which he had previously held with a time of 3:30.60 set on the same track in 2022.
Information Booster:
• The World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting in Liévin is renowned for its fast track, often producing world records in middle-distance events.
• Jakob Ingebrigtsen also holds world outdoor records for the 2000m (4:43.13) and 3000m (7:17.55), as well as the world best for the two-mile distance.
Additional Knowledge:
(a) Grant Fisher (Option a)
• An American long-distance runner who set a World Indoor Record in the 3000m (7:22.91) earlier in February 2025 at the Millrose Games.
• He also set a world indoor record for the 5000m (12:44.09) in Boston during the same month.
(c) Cole Hocker (Option c)
• The 2024 Olympic 1500m Gold Medalist from the USA, who finished second to Grant Fisher in the record-breaking 3000m race at the Millrose Games.
• While a top competitor, he did not set the world records for the 1500m or Mile in February 2025.
(d) Yared Nuguse (Option d)
• He briefly held the World Indoor Mile record (3:46.63) for only five days after his performance at the Millrose Games on February 8, 2025.
• His record was eclipsed by Ingebrigtsen's 3:45.14 run in Liévin.
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