3 d. ago Ingebrigtsen’s father accused sons of ‘perfect character assassination’, court told

Gjert Ingebrigtsen was secretly recorded by son HenrikFormer coach denies all allegations of violenceThe father of the double Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen accused his sons of a “perfect character assassination” on a secret recording made after they fired him, a court has been told.Gjert Ingebrigtsen also claimed he had been dragged “down to hell” after he was referred to child services following an incident in January 2022 where he is accused of whipping his daughter, Ingrid, in the face with a wet towel. Continue reading...

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8 d. 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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9 d. 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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9 d. 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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1 week 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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1 week 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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1 week 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 w. ago Olympic champion Jade Jones quits taekwondo to start new sporting career

The Welsh double Olympic champion has left the sport of taekwondo and now wants to become world champion in a different one

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4 w. ago Why double Olympic champion is calling time on her taekwondo career

Jade Jones is taking up a new challenge

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4 w. ago Double Olympic champion reveals next move as she retires from sport

‘I’m now ready for a new challenge,’ the gold medal winner says

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