Jakob Ingebrigtsen will likely delay the start of his outdoor campaign after reports from Norwegian media revealed on Monday that he suffered an Achilles injury. Ingebrigtsen, 24, was scheduled to head to training camp at altitude when he apparently suffered a slight Achilles tendon strain, halting plans to jump into an outdoor season that has …
Gjert Ingebrigtsen, the father of Jakob Ingebrigtsen, told a Norwegian court on Monday that he never hit his son and daughter and denied all charges of physical abuse. Gjert, 59, repeatedly broke into tears during his testimony before five judges and said he was a protective father intent on supporting his children's running careers. He …
Jakob Ingebrigtsen's thrilling weekend on the track was capped with wins in the 1,500m and 3,000m at the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China but by Tuesday he was testifying in a Norwegian court of claims of over a decade of abuse by his father Gjert. During a session that lasted over four hours on …
Jakob Ingebrigtsen broke the indoor world records for the mile and 1,500m in the same race at the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meet in Lievin, France on Thursday. Ingebrigtsen, 24, shattered the mark in 3:45.14 and did it just five days after Yared Nuguse set the record with a 3:46.63 at the Millrose Games …
Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen won the gold in the men's 5,000m final on Sunday with a daring surge through the last turn in 13:13.66. The thrilling victory was a reversal of fortune for the 23-year-old Ingebrigtsen, who settled for a disappointing fourth place finish in the 1,500m on Tuesday. It was the first time any athlete …