Jakob Ingebrigtsen tells court he has ‘had no motives for lying’ as father’s trial closes

Jakob Ingebrigtsen spoke on the final day of the case against his father, Gjert, in Sandnes, Norway. Photograph: NTB/Alamy

The Norwegian Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen has told a court that he finds it “embarrassing to be a victim of domestic violence” on the final day of the trial of his father and former coach, Gjert.

This week prosecutors called for Gjert to be given a jail sentence of two and a half years for hitting and verbally abusing Jakob, the Olympic 1500m champion in Tokyo and 5,000m gold medallist in Paris, and his younger sister, Ingrid.