The Norwegian’s feats may stand alone at such an age, but if you plot their progressions side by side, it’s clear that Laros isn’t far behind.
Running as fast as he is, as young as he is, it’s inevitable that 18-year-old Niels Laros draws comparisons with the ultimate teenage middle distance prodigy.īack in 2018, Jakob Ingebrigtsen announced himself on the senior stage by winning two European Championship titles at the age of 17, and the following summer, he ran European U20 1500m and 5000m records of 3:30.16 and 13:02.03 respectively.
