The world record in the indoor mile belonged to Olympic bronze medallist Yared Nuguse for a mere five days. On Thursday, at the Indoor Meeting Lievin in Lievin, France, Norwegian star Jakob Ingebrigtsen clocked 3:45.14 to smash Nuguse’s time by nearly 1.5 seconds, adding a fifth world record to his resume. And to top it off, his 3:29.63 split at 1,500m broke his own 1,500m indoor world record from 2022.
New King of the Indoor Mile 👑
🇳🇴’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen takes down the indoor mile world record with 3:45.14 in Liévin 🔥
He shaves 1.49 seconds off Yared Nuguse’s mark from last weekend 😤
He also breaks the 1500m WR clocking in at 3:29.63 🤯#WorldIndoorTour pic.twitter.com/gAY6YhF952
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) February 13, 2025
The highly-anticipated race marked Ingebrigtsen’s first-ever indoor mile. In a packed stadium, the 24-year-old headed into the final lap with a commanding lead; WaveLight technology marking the path of Nuguse’s world-record performance trailed behind him. Ingebrigtsen passed the 1,500m en-route nearly two seconds quicker than the American had five days earlier, and won the race by more than seven seconds.
World record breaker 😤
He said he would, so he did.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen breaks the indoor mile world record at the @Meeting_Lievin 💪
Livestream 🔗 https://t.co/k3AsUpve43#WorldIndoorTour pic.twitter.com/nIHzJtdOij
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) February 13, 2025
Dutch runner Stefan Nillessen claimed second in 3:52.70, setting a national record for the Netherlands. Ireland’s Cathal Doyle rounded out the podium, running a season’s best of 3:53.14.
