Sports19 September, 20262 min read
Dawit Seare Overtakes Jakob Ingebrigtsen to Win Men’s 5km in Copenhagen
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Dawit Seare won the men's 5km at Copenhagen's World Athletics Road Championships. Jakob Ingebrigtsen finished runner-up after a late surge.
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Seare edges Ingebrigtsen
Dawit Seare denied Jakob Ingebrigtsen in the men’s 5km at the World Athletics Road Running Championships in Copenhagen, crossing the line in a national record of 12:56 after overtaking him in the closing stages. Ingebrigtsen finished second in 12:59, while Saymon Amanuel completed the podium in a personal best of 13:00, as the race swung from early pace injected by Flavien Szot to a late surge by Seare.
The BBC described Ingebrigtsen as “pipped to victory” and said Seare caught and passed him “in the dying stages to win in 12 minutes and 56 seconds.” The World Athletics report also framed the finish as a late tactical shift, noting that with about 30 seconds remaining Ingebrigtsen moved past Seare and into the lead before Seare responded almost immediately to break the tape.
Women’s 5km and the schedule
In the women’s 5km, Likina Amebaw dominated in Copenhagen, winning in 14:41, with Caroline Gitonga finishing second and Rose Davies taking bronze as Britain’s Hannah Nuttall came home in 10th.
FloTrack’s results page placed Amebaw’s time at 14:41 and listed Gitonga at 14:48 and Davies at 14:50, while also noting the championships run Sept. 19–20 in Copenhagen with the road mile and 5K beginning on Saturday.
The BBC said Amebaw was “imperious, making an early break to win in decisive fashion in 14:41,” and it added that her victory came just six days after winning $150,000 (£112,000) for the 5,000m in Budapest.
With the elite races spanning two days, FloTrack said the second edition begins with the road mile and 5K on Saturday and the half marathon on Sunday, as the Copenhagen festival continues beyond the 5km titles.
Road mile, next titles
The day’s other headline result came in the men’s mile, where Robert Farken surprised to win in 3:51.80 after American Yared Nuguse led from the gun but was caught in the final 100m. In the women’s mile, Agathe Guillemot won in 4:22.74, with the BBC describing it as the fastest time in the world this year on the road, after timing her attack to perfection to beat Freweyni Hailu.
The BBC also set up what comes next by saying the half-marathon titles will be decided on Sunday, with the elite races forming part of a two-day festival of running in the Danish capital. FloTrack’s event preview reinforced the same progression, stating that after Saturday’s road mile and 5K, Sunday’s half marathon completes the championships as Copenhagen hosts the second edition of the World Road Running Championships.