Jakob Ingebrigtsen broke the 28-year-old 3,000-meter world record at the Silesia Diamond League, while Mondo Duplantis broke his pole vault record yet again.
Ingebrigtsen finished in a staggering time of 7:15.77 on Sunday, more than three seconds faster than Kenyan Daniel Komen’s record set in 1996.
The Norwegian 23-year-old won gold in the 5,000m at the Paris Olympics earlier this month having finished a disappointing fourth in a bid to defend his 1,500m title.
But his run in Poland, which adds to his 2,000m and indoor 1,500m world records, reaffirmed his supremacy in middle-distance events as he raced clear of Ethiopia’s Berihu Aregawi on the final lap.
“It feels special, amazing,” Ingebrigtsen said, per Reuters. “I was hoping to challenge the world record here, but based on my training, I can never predict exactly what kind of time I am capable of.