Ingebrigtsen came to the WC as the big favorite as the new world record holder in 1,500 meters.

But in the final, the form he has shown earlier in the season was blown away.

The Norwegian, who won Olympic gold this summer, was at the forefront for most of the race, but after a hard fight in the race, he was beaten by Samuel Tefera, Ethiopia, and had to settle for silver.

- Of course I'm disappointed.

I know I win when I'm in top shape.

But I do not know.

I was not myself today.

I did not feel that I was as good as I could be.

I have no idea why, Ingebrigtsen told NRK.

Today he came home to Norway and then took a new covid test, which showed positive.

"Just came home to Sandnes and decided to take a test after a strange feeling yesterday.

Until the competition, everything felt normal with a negative PCR test and several quick tests.

Bad timing is sometimes unavoidable.

Now it's just a matter of recovering and getting back into training ", writes Ingebrigtsen on her Instagram account.

CLIP: Jakob Ingebrigtsen beaten at 1500 meters

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Jakob Ingebrigtsen.

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