Ingebrigtsens' father charged with physical abuse

Gjert Ingebrigtsen, the begetter of Olympic 1500m champion Jakob, has been charged by Norwegian constabulary with carnal abuse.

Last year, Jakob, 23, and his older brothers Henrik 33, and Filip, 31, who are besides Olympic athletes, made nationalist claims that their father, who had coached them until 2022, had been violent.

The 58-year-old has strenuously denied the allegations.

Police successful Norway, who had been investigating the case, said connected Monday that Gjert had been charged with 1 offence.

Norwegian website VG, which published the archetypal communicative with the brothers, said the victim, external, who was allegedly beaten with a bedewed towel connected 1 occasion, was not 1 of the 3 siblings but a younger household member.

The remaining cases against Gjert person been dropped – 5 connected the spot of grounds and 1 due to the fact that of clip constraints.

Mette Yvonne Larsen, who represents 5 of the Ingebrigtsen children, told VG they would entreaty against astatine slightest 1 of the dropped cases.

In October, the brothers, who are among 7 Ingebrigtsen children, wrote that they inactive felt discomfort and fearfulness astir Gjert and had to archer their communicative publically due to the fact that of aggravated media sum successful Norway astir their divided with him.

"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,” they said.

"We inactive consciousness discomfort and fearfulness which has been successful america since childhood.

"Two years ago, the aforesaid aggression and carnal punishment struck again. It was the driblet that made the cupful tally over."

On Monday, Gjert’s lawyer, John Christian Elden, again maintained his client’s innocence.

“Concerning the dismissed charges, we concur that determination is nary grounds to suggest that Mr Ingebrigtsen has committed immoderate enactment punishable by law,” helium said successful a connection to BBC Sport.

“Moreover, Mr Ingebrigtsen disputes the relationship of events that signifier the ground of the indictment and, arsenic such, does not admit immoderate transgression wrongdoing.”

He added they mean to contention the claims “vigorously” successful court.

As good arsenic being Olympic champion, Jakob is simply a two-time 5,000m satellite champion and is preparing for this summer’s Olympics successful Paris portion Henrik and Filip were European 1500m champions successful 2012 and 2016 respectively.