Day of mixed emotions for Irish athletes as Ingebrigtsen dominates

CLASS: Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway, right, and Andrew Coscoran of Ireland after the Men's 1500m Final during day 8 of the European Championships 2022 at the Olympiastadion in Munich, Germany. Photo by Ben McShane/Sportsfile

The rain arrived and the mercury dropped by a good ten degrees in Bavaria but Jakob Ingebrigtsen still burnt off all-comers to claim the double of 1,500m and 5,000m at the European Championship for the second time running.

Among those chasing the Norwegian’s championship record time of 3:32.76 over the shorter distance was Ireland’s Andrew Coscoran. His season’s best and personal best ranked him ten of 12 coming in and he finished ninth with a 3:39.91 in a strung-out field.