Olympic 1500m champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen and his two brothers Henrik and Philip accused their father and former coach Gjert of abusing them on Friday, a cost he denied.
“We grew up with a very aggressive and authoritarian father, who used physical violence and threats as part of his upbringing,” they wrote in an article revealed within the Norwegian day by day VG.
“We still feel a sense of discomfort and fear that we have felt since childhood,” the Norwegian brothers added.
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The siblings were coached by father Gjert until the Covid-delayed Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021 after which they ended the partnership.
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“We had more or less accepted that. We have lived with it, and in adulthood we have moved on. At least we thought so. In retrospect, we realise that it was naive,” they mentioned.
“But two years ago, the same aggression and physical punishment happened again. That was the last straw.
“From that moment on, we decided to break with our father. It then became impossible for us to continue working with him as a coach.”
Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen, 23, is essentially the most profitable and the youngest of the three brothers, with a double world championship title within the 5000m in 2022 and 2023.
His brothers Henrik, 32, and Philip, 30, had been European champions within the 1500m in 2012 and 2016.
Their father denied the accusations, assuring the newspaper in a message despatched by his lawyer that he had “never resorted to violence” in opposition to them.
“I am far from perfect as a father and husband, but I am not violent,” he added.
“This is a tragic situation for my family”.
The Norwegian police mentioned they had been finding out the details to find out whether or not there have been grounds to open an investigation into the allegations of violence.
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After breaking along with his sons, Gjert Ingebrigtsen precipitated a storm in Norwegian athletics by beginning to practice one other runner, Narve Gilja Nordas.
He has been denied accreditation by the Norwegian Athletics Association for the World Indoor Championships subsequent March in Glasgow and for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
(This story has not been edited by News18 workers and is revealed from a syndicated information company feed – AFP)
