Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen won gold in the men's 5000m at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, marking a successful return to top-level competition following Achilles surgery earlier in the year. Speaking after the race, he said he was confident of victory "with 600m to go", underlining the dominance of his performance despite the layoff.

The win forms part of the opening day of the European Athletics Championships, which are being held in Birmingham. Ingebrigtsen, a multiple European and world champion, had been sidelined by injury before returning to reclaim the 5000m title.