"Three down, seven to go" - Jakob Ingebrigtsen eyeing all 10 world records in the distance running events after breaking 3k WR at Diamond League

Jakob Ingebrigtsen broke the 3000m world record at the 2024 Silesia Diamond League, held at the Silesian Stadium on August 25. Following this achievement, he has opened up about smashing all ten world records in distance running events.

The Norwegian athlete surpassed one of the longest-standing world records in the 3000m event, by more than three seconds. He clocked a record 7:17.55 seconds to smash the previous one of Kenya's Daniel Komen of 7:20.67s, which was set in 1996. Following this triumph, Ingebrigtsen said he has his eyes set on all ten world records, of which three have already been achieved by him.

He took to his Instagram handle and shared a carousel of pictures of moments from his race, where he was seen standing with a flag near the world record board, and another picture showed his shocked expression after breaking the world record. In the caption, he revealed his aim of breaking the remaining seven world records.

"Making history. What it’s all about! Three down, seven to go! What’s next?"

He is already the world record holder for the 2000m - 4:43.13s; 3000m - 7:17.55s; and 2 miles - 7:54.10s. The 23-year-old is yet to break the world records of 1500m, mile, 5000m, 10,000m, steeplechase, half marathon, and marathon. The current records for 1500m and mile are 3:26.00s and 3:43.13s, respectively, and both were set by Hicham EL Guerrouj in 1998 and 1999.

The current world records of the 5000m and the 10000m are 12:35.36s and 26:11s, respectively, which were set by Joshua Cheptegei in 2020. The 3000m Steeplechase world record of 7:52.11s was set by Lamecha Girma in 2023, and the Half Marathon and Marathon's world records are 57:31s and 2:00.35s, respectively. They were set by Jakob Kiplimo and Kelvin Kiptum in 2021 and 2023.

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Jakob Ingebrigtsen ecstatic after breaking the 3000m world record at the Silesia Diamond League

Jakob Ingebrigtsen felt 'special' after smashing the 3000m world record at the Silesia Diamond League. He opened up about his win in the post-race interview and said that he never imagined he could run 7:17s in the race. He said (via the Guardian.com):

"It feels special, amazing. I was hoping to challenge the world record here, but based on my training, I can never predict exactly what kind of time I am capable of," said Ingebrigtsen. "I would not have imagine I could run 7:17, though. At the beginning the pace felt really fast, but then I started to feel my way into the race and found a good rythm."

The Norwegian athlete said that the 3000m was a difficult event to run, and now his aim is to challenge the world record in all distances.

"3,000 is a tough distance. After four-five laps you feel the lactic acid, but you need to get going. The conditions were difficult with the heat today, but it is the same for everyone. Now I want to challenge world records at all distances, but it is one step at a time,” he added.

Jakob Ingebrigtsen received a cheque for $50,000 after breaking the 3000m world record on Sunday at the Silesia Diamond League.