Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen shatters 25-year-old 2-mile record

Norwegian runner Jakob Ingebrigtsen won gold at the Tokyo Olympics at 20 years old. Judging from his performance Friday, Paris could be even better next year.

With a previously unthinkable time of 7:54.10, Ingebrigtsen, now 22 years old, shattered the world record for the fastest two miles in history Friday at the Diamond League Paris meet. Basically, he ran two sub-4-minute miles, blowing away the field in the process.

Ingebrigtsen's time broke a record that had stood for more than 25 years. Kenya's Daniel Komen previously held the title with a 7:58.61 time set on July 19, 1997, the only other sub-8-minute time in history.

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Kenya's Ishmael Kipkurui finished second at 8:09.23, while Kuma Girma of Ethiopia came in third at 8:10.34.

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Not a common race distance so no surprise the record stood so long.