The father of Jakob Ingebrigtsen, famous person of athletics, judged for violence on his kids | EUROtoday

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However, two complaints carried by Jakob and his sister, Ingrid, a former 18 -year -old athlete, had been chosen. The latter would have been struck within the face or chest for 4 years from 2018 to 2022. The younger lady would, for instance, obtained blows after having forgotten a cardiac frequency teacher throughout a coaching session. She would even have been kidnapped at residence in 2021 as a result of she wished to cease athletics. To violence can also be added threats and insults.

The similar details are accused by Jakob, one of the best identified of siblings, which was coached by his father of childhood till the start of 2022. In Norway and on the planet of athletics, the 24 -year -old sportsman is a famous person. He holds 4 world data from the half-distance and gained two Olympic titles: the 1,500 meters on the Tokyo Games in 2021 and the 5,000 meters on the Paris Olympic Games final summer time.

For its half, the details unfold over a interval of ten years, from 2008 to 2018. According to the New York Times, Jakob would have obtained a kicking within the abdomen on the age of eight as a result of he had fallen from his scooter. His father would even have threatened him repeatedly to “swab” him.

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Gjert Ingebrigtsen is liable to a most sentence of six years in jail for intra -family violence. The 50 -year -old denies all the costs towards him. During the trial, extracts from actuality TV Tegebrigtsen crew might be used as proof. This program, which made it doable to comply with the household in its sporting preparation, particularly on the Tokyo Olympics, was broadcast for 5 seasons between 2016 and 2021 on the Nork Public Channel NRK.

This trial raises the thorny query of coaches and fogeys in sport. Several athletes coached by their relations have already testified to abusive, violent or authoritarian habits reminiscent of Todd Marinovich, in American soccer, and Mary Pierce, in tennis. The verdict of the trial might not be returned earlier than early June.