Paris 2024 Olympics: Josh Kerr and 1500m gold medal rival Jakob Ingebrigtsen progress
Great Britain’s Josh Kerr and rival Jakob Ingebrigtsen remain on course for their anticipated Olympic gold medal showdown at Paris 2024 after both qualified from their men’s 1500m heats.
Kerr, who beat Olympic champion Ingebrigtsen to win world gold last year, held back before unleashing a fast finish to clock a season’s best three minutes 35.83 seconds in a well attended first morning of athletics inside the Stade de France.
Norwegian Ingebrigtsen clocked 3:37.04 for third in his heat, ahead of Neil Gourley who qualified in fifth (3:37.18) – however British team-mate George Mills must go through a repechage round to reach Sunday’s semi-finals.
Sprinters Dina Asher-Smith, Daryll Neita and Imani-Lara Lansiquot all progressed to the women’s 100m semi-finals, which take place on Saturday with the final following that evening.
However, Morgan Lake, who finished fourth at last year’s World Championships, missed out on the women’s high jump final after a best clearance of 1.88m in qualifying.
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