Ingebrigtsen pipped to 5km road gold in Copenhagen

Jakob Ingebrigtsen was pipped to triumph successful the men's 5km successful a thrilling decorativeness astatine the World Road Running Championships successful Copenhagen.

African 5,000m champion Dawit Seare recovered a reserve of vigor to pip the Norwegian large and instrumentality golden for Eritrea, with compatriot Saymon Amanuel winning bronze.

Ingebrigtsen, 26, was taking portion successful lone his sixth contention of an injury-hit season, 8 days aft helium won the 5,000m connected the way astatine the Ultimate Athletics Championships successful Budapest.

The Olympic 5,000m champion looked good retired of contention until astir the last kilometre but powered done to lead, until Seare caught and passed him successful the dying stages to triumph successful 12 minutes and 56 seconds.

Likina Amebaw of Ethiopia dominated the women's 5km, conscionable six days aft winning $150,000 (£112,000) for triumph successful the 5,000m in Budapest.

Amebaw was imperious, making an aboriginal interruption to triumph successful decisive manner successful 14:41.

Caroline Gitonga of Kenya was 7 seconds down successful 2nd spot and Rose Davies of Australia won bronze arsenic Britain's Hannah Nuttall (15:08) came location successful 10th.

Robert Farken of Germany was a astonishment victor of the men's mile.

American Yared Nuguse led from the weapon but was caught successful the last 100m arsenic Farken won successful 3:51.80 for his archetypal large title.

Jake Heyward of Britain was 11th successful a idiosyncratic champion connected the roads of 3:55.76.

Agathe Guillemot of France won the women's mile successful 4:22.74, the fastest clip successful the satellite this twelvemonth connected the road, aft timing her onslaught to perfection to bushed Freweyni Hailu of Ethiopia.

Kenyan Mirriam Cherop was 3rd with Katie Snowden of Great Britain 16th.

The half-marathon titles volition beryllium decided connected Sunday, with the elite races forming portion of a two-day festival of moving successful the Danish capital.