The Norwegian is in doubt after his success in the half marathon, Mondo Duplantis set another meeting record and Charlie Dobson took a shock victory in the 400m.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen won the Diamond League 1500m title and completed his season in perfect style.
The Norwegian superstar took the win in 3:30.37, holding off Timothee Cheruyot, who ran 3:30.93.
Reigning Olympic 1500m champion Cole Hawker was third in 3:30.94, while Jared Nuguze was sixth in 3:32.30 and Elliott Giles was 11th in 3:34.76.
After the race, Ingebrigtsen teased that this isn’t really the end of his campaign and there are still rumors that he will make his half marathon debut in Copenhagen on Sunday (September 15).
“What a great way to end the season… or?” declared the Norwegian on his Instagram.
Ahead of the Diamond League final in Brussels, Ingebrigtsen spoke about his ambitions to set up to 10 world records in his career, which essentially means everything from the 1500m to the marathon.
The Norwegian holds the indoor world record for 1500m, both the 2000m and 3000m marks, as well as the world best over two miles.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen (River)
Mondo Duplantis set another match record and captured a fourth straight Diamond League crown to cap off a historic year.
The Swedish pole vault superstar cleared 6.11m on his first attempt but fell short of the world record of 6.27m.
Duplantis later said that his “legs were terrible tonight and I’m really tired” and that “the 100 meters with Karsten Warholm took a lot more out of my body than I expected.”
He added: “I did well with 6.11m, but the world record wasn’t meant to be tonight. It’s not easy to do better every time. Everything has to come together. I had some good jumps tonight and I’m really happy about that. Now is the time to celebrate my beautiful season. I will definitely drink a good Belgian beer tonight.”
Emmanuel Karalis, Ben Broders and Sam Kendricks all cleared 5.82m and failed to clear 5.92m.
Mondo Duplantis (Getty)
The shock of the night came in the 400m when Charlie Dobson took an incredible victory.
The Brit stormed into the final 100m and ran 44.49 to see off the likes of Kirani James, Muzala Samukonga and Vernon Norwood.
Just a few hours before the start of the race, Dobson was mistakenly placed on the front row, but actually started on the seventh row.
That allowed the 24-year-old to focus on his own racing and it paid dividends as this Diamond League victory was arguably the biggest of his career to date.
Olympic 400m silver medalist Matt Hudson-Smith gradually moved up to the 50m mark in cold conditions.
Akeem Blake (Getty)
Conditions weren’t exactly conducive to fast times, but Akeem Blake still won the packed 100m with a clocking of 9.93 (0.1).
The Jamaican made his Olympic debut in Paris, and while he didn’t make the final, the 22-year-old knocked off several athletes who did in Brussels.
Blake was effectively the only man to go under 10 seconds in the Belgian capital, with two-time Olympic 100m medalist Fred Curley clocking 10.01.
Akani Simbine, who was also in the 100m final at the Games, was fifth in 10.10 in the Belgian capital.
“It was a surprise for me to win here today,” Blake said. “It was a very competitive field and it was also my first Diamond League final. This really means a lot to me. It was quite a cold sprint tonight, but I still clocked very close to my personal best.
“I have worked very hard and been motivated this season. That’s why I’m so strong at the end of this season. I know what I am capable of and I know that this is only the beginning. There is much more to come in the coming years.”
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