Police investigating Olympic champion Ingebrigtsen's claim that father/coach was violent
Norwegian police launched an investigation Thursday into allegations by the three Ingebrigtsen brothers that their father, who had been their track coach at the Olympics and other events, was violent and abusive when they were growing up.
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![Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen, seen above in August, is having claims that his father/coach was violent being investigated by police in his home country. A track athlete points a finger to the sky.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7008750.1698329677!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/ingebrigtsen-jakob-10263.jpg)
Norwegian police launched an investigation Thursday into allegations by the three Ingebrigtsen brothers that their father, who had been their track coach at the Olympics and other events, was violent and abusive when they were growing up.