Father of Olympic champion Ingebrigtsen charged with abusing one of his other children, lawyer says [Video]

FILE – From left, brothers Filip Ingebrigtsen, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, and Henrik Ingebrigtsen, of Norway, react after competing in the men’s 5000 meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, on Sept. 30, 2019. Father of Ingebrigtsen brothers is charged with abuse of one of his minor children, lawyer says. (AP Photo/Nick Didlick, File) (Nick Didlick, Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

COPENHAGEN – The father and former coach of Olympic champion runner Jakob Ingebrigtsen has been charged with abusing one of his other children, police said Monday, escalating an ongoing conflict involving one of Norway’s most prominent sporting families.

Ingebrigtsen won the 1,500-meter race at the Tokyo Olympics and has emerged as one of Europe’s biggest track-and-field stars after being coached since childhood by his father Gjert Ingebrigtsen. But he and two of his brothers — who are also top-level runners — previously accused their father of …

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