Athletics: Double Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen says father threatened to ‘beat him to death’

According to the Norwegian paper VG, Gjert is besides accused of calling his lad a “thug” and a “terrorist”, and threatened to “shame him and sound him retired of health”. Ingebrigtsen Sr denies the allegations. According to the newspaper, the proceedings is apt to past astir 8 weeks, with 30 to 40 witnesses expected to beryllium called.

The paper study said it had seen the indictment and that authorities prosecutors person charged Gjert with beating 2 of his children astatine a clip erstwhile helium was besides their coach.

Gjert and his sons were portion of a long-running and fashionable world tv amusement successful Norway, but successful 2022, Gjert stepped down arsenic the manager of “Team Ingebrigtsen”, seemingly for ­medical reasons.

However, Jakob Ingebrigtsen and his brothers Henrik and Filip, accomplished middle-distance runners themselves, aboriginal called connected the Norwegian athletics federation to assistance them debar Gjert successful ­international events, fixed their begetter coaches the 2023 satellite 1500m bronze medallist, Narve Gilje Nordås.

“We person grown up with a begetter who has been precise assertive and controlling and who has utilized carnal unit and threats arsenic portion of his upbringing,” the brothers wrote. “We inactive consciousness discomfort and fearfulness which has been successful america since childhood.”

According to VG, Jakob Ingebrigtsen has told investigators astir the alleged carnal and intelligence maltreatment some towards himself and his siblings.

“He has explained that helium has been deed successful the caput respective times by his father, Gjert,” the insubstantial says. “In 1 situation, the maltreatment lasted for 15 to 30 minutes”, Jakob Ingebrigtsen has explained to the police.

In comments made past year, Gjert added: “The statements they marque are baseless. I person ne'er utilized unit against my children. That I person weaknesses arsenic a father, and person been excessively overmuch of a coach, is simply a realisation I person besides travel to, albeit acold excessively late.”