Spencer calls Ingebrigtsen a "sore loser" over Brussels pacing row
The argument Cole Hocker and Jakob Ingebrigtsen had in Brussels is now the question every miler gets asked on camera.
Adam Spencer was asked about the Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Cole Hocker pacing argument after finishing third at the Fifth Avenue Mile in 3:46, and he did not dodge it. "I think Yako was a bit of a sore loser to be honest," Spencer told CITIUS MAG, adding that "if Yaka won, he wouldn't have had any issues."
I think Yako was a bit of a sore loser to be honest.
The row started at the Diamond League final in Brussels, where Ingebrigtsen also called the field a bunch of cowards (earlier). Chris Chavez posted a clip from Hocker's YouTube video of the two of them disputing who should have done the pacing work, with Hocker saying he just wanted a race and not a world record attempt.
Ingebrigtsen says it was misunderstood
Asked about it in Budapest, Ingebrigtsen said he felt the incident was a bit misunderstood and that it matters to be able to have an open dialogue on issues like that, according to Jonathan Gault. His line was blunt. "If opening your mouth is creating a war or creating a fight, then that's not my problem."
If opening your mouth is creating a war or creating a fight, then that’s not my problem.
Hocker, who was second in the 5000m and fourth in the 1500m at the World Ultimate Championships, has tried to shrink it. He told LetsRun that from his perspective it was not a massive deal and that it got blown out of proportion.
Everyone else has a take now
Marco Langon, who won the Fifth Avenue Mile in 3:45, said Cole "got checked and didn't do nothing about it," and that if you are about it you should say something back. And when CITIUS MAG spotted Josh Kerr talking to Ingebrigtsen during Mondo Duplantis's live performance at the closing ceremony in Budapest, Kerr's summary of the chat was "I said he was a great 5K runner."
I said he was a great 5K runner.
Nobody has accused anyone of breaking a rule. This is an argument about whether a Diamond League final is supposed to be paced or raced, and it has followed the milers from Brussels to Budapest to a rainy Fifth Avenue.
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