- American outsider surprises favourites in thrilling final
- Kerr takes silver with Ingebrigtsen out of medals
Over the hardest three laps of his life, Cole Hocker clung on with the stubbornness of a mule. Then, in an Olympic 1500m final for the ages, he kicked like one.
It took the 23-year-old American past the fading Tokyo gold medallist Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway. Then, in an extraordinary last few yards, Britain’s world champion Josh Kerr. And suddenly, and without warning, a 37-1 underdog from Indianapolis had shaken up the world.
Written by Sean Ingle at the Stade de France
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/06/cole-hocker-stuns-josh-kerr-and-jakob-ingebrigtsen-to-win-shock-olympic-mens-1500m-gold under the title “Cole Hocker stuns Kerr and Ingebrigtsen to win shock Olympic 1500m gold”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
