Ingebrigtsen claims Kerr ‘ruining’ athletics by missing Europeans after breaking mile record

• Josh Kerr broke longstanding world mile record in July

• Norwegian says championships are ‘for the best athletes’

The https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/aug/10/jakob-ingebrigtsen-european-athletics-championships-5000m-gold">European 5,000m champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen has criticised Britain’s Josh Kerr for being one of the athletes “ruining” the sport by missing the event in Birmingham.

Ingebrigtsen, who won a brilliant gold medal in his first race after 11 months out of the sport due to an achilles injury, also told the BBC that he “could never” prioritise a time over a title.