Yann Schrub Wins Bronze at World Indoor Championships
Yann Schrub captured the bronze medal in the 3000 meters at the World Indoor Championships in Torun, Poland on Saturday. The French runner finished in 7 minutes 35 seconds and 71 hundredths, just one hundredth shy of silver. Scottish runner Josh Kerr took gold in 7:35.56, followed by American Cole Hocker (7:35.70).
This medal caps off an exceptional winter for the sports doctor and 2023 European cross-country champion. In February, he set the French record for the 3000m (7:29.32). He also holds the European record for the 10 km (26:43). “Three races: a French record, a European record, a world medal,” he summarized.
A Last-Minute Decision to Compete
Schrub had not initially planned to compete in these championships. “Twenty days ago, I didn’t even want to come, I was really focused on my road season. But after the European record for the 10 km, I thought that even if all the best were in Torun for the 3000m, I still wanted to try my luck, to challenge them as a 10 km runner,” he explained.
The gamble paid off. “Beyond the medal, I especially remember that I fought with them until the end, I am on the right track,” he emphasized. He noted the difference between the two disciplines: “Today I am one hundredth away from the silver medal and not far from gold, in a discipline that is not mine. Between 26 minutes and 43 seconds of effort in 10 km and a five-minute effort here, because at the beginning it is a bit of a look, it’s not the same thing at all!”
