25 h. ago Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s father forced daughter to run with breathing problems, court told

Ingrid Ingebrigtsen recounts incident at Sandnes trialShe also claims her father Gjert struck her with towelThe father of double Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen forced his daughter to keep running even though she was struggling to breathe after forgetting to take her asthma medication, a court has heard.Ingrid Ingebrigtsen said that her father, Gjert – who coached her brothers Jakob, Henrik and Filip to international glory and became a TV star after the success of the documentary Team Ingebrigtsen – had scolded her during the incident, which occurred on a treadmill in the family’s basement. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Olympic star's younger sister reveals harrowing new details in abuse case against dad

Ingrid Ingebrigtsen, 18, told the court that she was slapped in the face by father Gjert, who denies all allegations, after forgetting to bring a heart rate monitor to training

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30 h. ago Alex Pereira denies ‘greasing’ claims from Magomed Ankalaev’s camp following UFC 313 title loss

Pereira lost his title to Ankalaev despite stuffing all 12 of the Russian’s takedowns

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49 h. ago ‘He hit me in the face’: sister of Jakob Ingebrigtsen struck by father as a child, court told

Ingrid allegedly abused for forgetting heart-rate monitorIngebrigtsen Sr shot to prominence after coaching sonsThe sister of the double Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen has told a court that she was struck in the face by their father as a child for forgetting her heart-rate monitor.The incident is said to have occurred in 2018 or 2019 when Ingrid, who is now 18, was driving to ­training with her father, Gjert. When she told him, she said there was a lot of screaming and he said she was “incompetent” and “stupid”. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Olympic superstar claims his dad would 'beat me until I was sick' during abuse trial

Jakob Ingebrigtsen has alleged his father, Gjert, would "beat me until I was sick" as he detailed the physical and emotional torment inflicted upon him, a court heard

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55 h. ago Double Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen testifies against his OWN FATHER in court over childhood 'physical and mental abuse'

Jakob Ingebrigtsen has recounted stories of violence during his childhood as he testified against father Gjert on Tuesday.

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61 h. ago Grayson Perry: Delusions of Grandeur review – pomposity puncturing gets lost in personae

Wallace Collection, LondonArtworks ‘by’ Perry’s new alter ego – an abuse survivor from the East End called Shirley Smith – sit among works by real outsider artists. His stronger pieces are more straightforwardGrayson Perry is fascinated by outsiders – outcasts, nonconformists, the marginalised and the deviant. He has frequently assumed the outsider position, delivering commentary on class, gender and Britons’ petty snobberies. Across his career, he has pronounced on how his medium of choice (ceramics), his crossdressing, or his engagement with popular culture have excited the disapproval of cliques including the art world. Now, as a member of the Royal Academy, a knight of the realm and a ubiquitous presence on TV, that anti-establishment stance is under some strain. He shall hereafter be referred to as Sir Grayson, to keep him in his (elevated) place.Delusions of Grandeur is a classic Graysonian bluff – a title that carries its own takedown (who does he think he is?). Though it is ...

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3 d. ago Jakob Ingebrigtsen describes violent childhood with ‘no free will’ in testimony against father Gjert

Gjert Ingebrigtsen denies physically abusing two of his children, one of whom is double Olympic champion Jakob

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3 d. ago Jakob Ingebrigtsen tells court of fear and control in testimony against father

‘Upbringing closely tied to fear,’ athlete says in abuse caseIngebrigtsen Sr allegedly physically abused daughter, tooThe double Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen described a childhood marked by fear and manipulation when he took the witness stand on Tuesday in a Norwegian court to testify against his father and former coach.Gjert Ingebrigtsen has pleaded not guilty to charges of physically abusing two of his seven children, namely the track athlete and his sister, Ingrid. The 59-year-old faces up to six years in prison, with the trial due to run until 16 May in Sandnes, south-western Norway. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Jakob Ingebrigtsen tells court of father’s physical abuse in testimony

Athlete recounts evidence of ‘violence’ for four hoursIngebrigtsen Sr allegedly physically abused daughter tooFew sports stories have been more beguiling or eccentric than that of the Ingebrigtsens, the Norwegian running family who from earliest childhood were trained as professional athletes by their father, Gjert. When his sons, Jakob, Filip and Henrik, stormed to Olympic, world and European titles, the reality television cameras were there to capture many of the steps, squabbles and medals along the way. Little wonder that Team Ingebrigtsen became the most popular TV show in Norwegian history.But on Tuesday a courtroom in Sandnes, in the south-west of the country, heard that the reality inside the family home was far bleaker, with harrowing stories of violence, threats and manipulative behaviour from Gjert towards Jakob, the double Olympic champion, and his younger sister, Ingrid. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Jakob Ingebrigtsen set to testify against father accused of abuse

Gjert Ingebritsen has been accused of abuse by two of his children

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4 d. ago Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s father enters not guilty plea as trial begins in Norway

Gjert Ingebrigtsen accused of physically abusing two of his childrenFather stepped down from coaching his son Jakob in 2022Gjert Ingebrigtsen, the father and former coach of the Norwegian runner Jakob Ingebrigtsen, pleaded not guilty as his trial began on Monday. He is accused of physically abusing two of his children, including the two-times Olympic champion.The 59-year-old could face up to six years in prison if found guilty, with the trial expected to run until mid-May in the city of Sandnes. Norwegian police pressed charges against Ingebrigtsen Sr last year, accusing him of abusing two of his seven children, including Jakob for several years. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Father of runner Jakob Ingebrigtsen pleads not guilty to abusing sons as Norway trial begins

Gjert Ingebrigtsen accused of physically abusing two sonsFather stepped down from coaching his son Jakob in 2022Gjert Ingebrigtsen, the father and former coach of the Norwegian runner Jakob Ingebrigtsen, pleaded not guilty as his trial began on Monday. He is accused of physically abusing two of his children, including the two-times Olympic champion.The 59-year-old could face up to six years in prison if found guilty, with the trial expected to run until mid-May in the city of Sandnes. Norwegian police pressed charges against Ingebrigtsen Sr last year, accusing him of abusing two of his seven children, including Jakob for several years. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Neil Gourley and Georgia Hunter Bell earn redemption with World Indoor medals

Gourley took 1500m silver behind Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen as Hunter Bell nabbed bronze in the women’s event

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5 d. ago Ingebrigtsen secures double gold and GB athletes enjoy day of redemption

Neil Gourley wins silver in world indoor 1500m finalGeorgia Hunter Bell claims bronze in NanjingThe world indoor championships in Nanjing this year will be remembered as a story of redemption for so many of Britain’s finest athletes, but as is so often the case these days on the track it was Jakob Ingebrigtsen who wrote the script.The Norwegian went into these championships in China with the chance to emulate the great Haile Gebrselassie by becoming only the second man to win 1500m and 3,000m gold in the same world indoor championships. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Armand Duplantis takes another world title as Jakob Ingebrigtsen claims 3000m gold

The Swedish pole vaulter joined Sergey Bubka and Renaud Lavillenie as a triple world indoors champion

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5 d. ago Armand Duplantis takes another world title as Jakob Ingebrigtsen claims 1500m gold

The Swedish pole vaulter joined Segey Bubka and Renaud Lavillenie as a triple world indoors champion

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5 d. ago Holly Willoughby distressed as Channel 5 proceeds with documentary on plot to kidnap and murder her

Channel 5 have decided to plough ahead with a new documentary about Gavin Plumb's plot to kidnap and murder TV star Holly Willoughby, despite her refusal to take part and her objections to the title

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6 d. ago Armand Duplantis soars to another world title as Jakob Ingebrigtsen claims 1500m gold

The Swedish pole vaulter joined Segey Bubka and Renaud Lavillenie as a triple world indoors champion

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6 d. ago Oscar Piastri takes title fight to Lando Norris with first F1 pole position at Chinese GP

Piastri pulled out all the stops to see off George Russell by just 0.082 seconds with Norris settling for third

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