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Men's 1500 Meter Finals Were CRAZY __ Cole Hocker V. Josh Kerr _ Jakob Ingebrigtsen - Paris Olympics

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00:00Alright everyone, it is the race that we have all been waiting for all season.

00:08It is the Men's 1500m Olympic Finals taking place in Paris, France.

00:13This is one of the most hyped and anticipated races of the Games so far, and the reason

00:18that this is such a huge event is because of two superstars in the 1500.

00:24These athletes are Josh Kerr from Great Britain and Jakob Ingebrigtsen from Norway.

00:29You really could not have created a more perfect script for this event even if you tried.

00:34We've got the defending Olympic champion in Jakob Ingebrigtsen, we have the defending

00:38world champion in Josh Kerr, we've got a stacked field behind these two amazing athletes,

00:44and there has been a decent amount of trash talk going on in 2024.

00:49Now here are the current standings for the world's fastest athletes this season in

00:53the 1500m.

00:54As you can see, we have a total of 4 athletes under 3.30 this year, and we also have 9 runners

01:00under 3.31, but the man up front, with a massive gap over everyone else, is Ingebrigtsen from

01:06Norway.

01:07With a season's best time of 3.26.73, he has almost 2 entire seconds over the next

01:14closest athlete in Timothy Chariot from Kenya, and with this kind of performance, he is now

01:19one of only 4 men to ever break 3.27.

01:24This time should realistically give him a massive advantage, both physically and psychologically,

01:29and for some, this huge world lead does make him the favorite for this Olympic final.

01:34However, there are many who believe that Josh Kerr from Great Britain is still the man to

01:39beat, given his super elite abilities to compete when it comes to a global final.

01:44Now earlier this year, Kerr went on a tear, breaking the 2 mile indoor world record and

01:49winning the world championships for the Indoor 3000, and after his indoor season, he stated

01:53that he firmly believes that he is the best in the world in the 1500 on a single day.

01:59And that day, of course, is either the world championships or the Olympic finals.

02:04I truly believe I'm better on one single day than he is.

02:08And you know, when the lights are on and the pressure's on, I'm just a better athlete.

02:12Come the Olympic final, I'm going to be there and I'm going to be a real problem.

02:15And well, today is that day.

02:18Also, this is something that many people have pointed out recently that could lead to something

02:22crazy, and that is that Josh Kerr looks more thin and more fit than he has ever looked

02:28before, appearing far more lean than any other moment in his career.

02:32So perhaps this elite distance runner build will grant him the ability to jump in and

02:37throw down an unstoppable time.

02:39Now in addition to Kerr and Ingebrigtsen, this field is stacked with world greats.

02:43We've got Cole Hawker from the US, who has looked smooth and strong this year.

02:47We've got Yardan Agus from the US, a 3.43 miler who is always looking dangerous.

02:52We've got Hobbs Kessler, a 1.43 800 meter runner who is only looking more and more fast

02:58by the day.

02:59And we have Timothy Chariot and Brian Komen from Kenya, two East African speedsters who

03:04definitely appear to be fit.

03:06Now as many people expected, the greater audience certainly has Josh Kerr and Ingebrigtsen as

03:11the two favorites.

03:12And in our most recent poll, this is incredibly evident, as Ingebrigtsen currently holds a

03:17pretty strong lead, with Josh Kerr also standing strong in second.

03:21This chart looks strikingly similar to what we saw from the Men's 100 predictions just

03:26a few days ago, so perhaps being the favorite on these polls does actually mean something.

03:32No matter what happens in this year's 1500 finals, someone will be going home devastated

03:37and someone will be going home as the king.

03:40And no matter what tactics play out or what racing strategies the athletes employ, we

03:45will have a definitive 1500 meter champion today.

03:48So now, without further ado, let's head to the track and see how this Men's 1500 finals

03:54unfolded.

04:00Now kicking off the opening lap of this 1500 meter final was Jakob Ingebrigtsen pushing

04:05the pace very, very fast up front.

04:08And through the opening 400 meters, he split a time of 54.9.

04:13This was actually well ahead of world record pace.

04:17And as 800 meters approached, they did slow down slightly, but at 151.5, they were still

04:23flying.

04:24At this point in the race, Ingebrigtsen was still leading, with Timothy Chariot, Josh

04:28Kerr, Yaron Nagus, Cole Hawker, and Hobbs Kessler all within one second of Ingebrigtsen

04:33up front.

04:34And this bunching up front proved that almost anyone was still set to win an Olympic medal.

04:39And it's also important to mention that through 1200, we actually had 11 separate

04:43athletes running under 250.

04:46So this was a very balanced race.

04:48Now over this final 400, Ingebrigtsen was still pushing the pace, and with 200 meters

04:53to go, he was still in the lead.

04:55But then something incredible happened.

04:57Josh Kerr pushed to the front, gapped Ingebrigtsen, but then on the inside, with the kick of the

05:03day, was Cole Hawker, winning this race in 3 minutes, 27.65 seconds, breaking the Olympic

05:10record and improving on his own personal record by about 3 seconds.

05:13I'm not gonna lie, I might have jumped out of my chair a little bit.

05:17I might have screamed.

05:18I might have sprinted through my house a little.

05:19I don't know.

05:20This was just crazy.

05:21Cole Hawker was the person that people thought could challenge Kerr and Ingebrigtsen.

05:26But most people still gave Ingebrigtsen and Kerr the nod.

05:29But with an amazing final 400 that will live on forever, Cole Hawker is your 2024 Olympic

05:35champion.

05:36Now rounding out the top 3 was Josh Kerr in 2nd, and Yard Naguse in 3rd, incredibly placing

05:43Jakob Ingebrigtsen out of the medals in 4th place.

05:47This was an absolutely unforgettable Olympic final.

05:51And I do want to give Ingebrigtsen credit.

05:53He did push the pace early, and he took a very brave path to potentially break everyone

05:57else in the field.

05:59However, that was not to happen on this day, and in this race we had many great records

06:03set.

06:04Cole Hawker broke the Olympic record, Kerr broke the national record, Naguse set a PB,

06:08Hobs Kessler set a PB, Niels Laaros from the Netherlands set a national record, Pietro

06:12Arese from Italy also set a national record, and Narvin Nouros and Stefan Nielsen also

06:17set a season's best and a personal best.

06:20I need to be honest, this was one of the most exciting and greatest 1500s that I have ever

06:25seen, and Cole Hawker wins this race like an absolute legend.

06:31That statistical breakdown of his kick played out to perfection in this final.

06:35Thanks for watching everyone, and as always, until next time.

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