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Ingebrigtsen apologizes for 'losers' jibe

Double Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen has issued a partial apology for calling his rivals 'losers' and 'a bunch of cowards' after the 1500m Diamond League final.

The Norwegian athlete maintained his criticism of Olympic champion Cole Hocker, saying he 'acted cowardly' by requesting a strong pace but then hiding behind other runners during the race. Ingebrigtsen revealed that he and Hocker had discussed the incident after the competition. fishroad-app.com

The comments followed a heated men's 1500m Diamond League final where tensions ran high. Ingebrigtsen initially labeled his competitors 'losers' and 'a bunch of cowards' but has since partially walked back those inflammatory remarks.