Ingebrigtsen Sr denies abuse allegations

The father and former coach of double Olympic champion runner Jakob Ingebrigtsen denied physically abusing his son and daughter, as his trial over the charges began in Norway on Monday.

On the first day of his trial in the Sandnes district court in southwestern Norway, where the family lives, after the indictment was read out, Gjert Ingebrigtsen, 59, told the court he rejected the accusations.

Jakob Ingebrigtsen, who won two world indoor track championship titles in Nanjing over the weekend, and two of his brothers, Henrik and Filip, who are also athletes, shocked Norway in October 2023 when they accused their father of using "physical violence" and "threats" during their upbringing.