Jakob's Turn: Neither Filip nor Henrik Accredited for Paris

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1 day ago 07/17/2024 12:13pm EDT

Jakob Ingebrigtsen's brothers denied accreditation for the Olympics: "Completely out of the question"

Last year's World Championships saw criticism of the arrangements surrounding Jakob Ingebrigtsen. Despite this, the gold medal hopeful won't have his brothers by his side at the Olympics.

"We started working on that plan early last fall and have very few accreditations," Erlend Slokvik, the athletics federation's sports manager, told VG.

"It's been completely out of the question to give coaching accreditation to Filip or Henrik (Jakob Ingebrigtsen's brothers and training partners)."

"But Henrik has been very close to Jakob in his daily training over the past year?"

"Both Henrik and Filip have essentially been athletes themselves, trying to qualify for the Olympics (which they didn't). And as I said, that plan was made last year, and at that time they were athletes. It was never a topic that they would be involved in any other capacity," Slokvik replied.

(Continues in Norwegian)

vg.no

Henrik Ingebrigtsen får ikke akkreditering til OL

Fredrik Schjesvold

I VM i fjor ble opplegget rundt Jakob Asserson Ingebrigtsen slaktet. I OL får gullhåpet likevel ikke med brødrene.

Link:www.vg.no/sport/friidrett/i/jQQmoL/hen...

1 day ago 07/17/2024 12:38pm EDT

re: Nekked Baker

Nekked Baker wrote:
Jakob Ingebrigtsen's brothers denied accreditation for the Olympics: "Completely out of the question"
Last year's World Championships saw criticism of the arrangements surrounding Jakob Ingebrigtsen. Despite this, the gold medal hopeful won't have his brothers by his side at the Olympics.
"We started working on that plan early last fall and have very few accreditations," Erlend Slokvik, the athletics federation's sports manager, told VG.
"It's been completely out of the question to give coaching accreditation to Filip or Henrik (Jakob Ingebrigtsen's brothers and training partners)."
"But Henrik has been very close to Jakob in his daily training over the past year?"
"Both Henrik and Filip have essentially been athletes themselves, trying to qualify for the Olympics (which they didn't). And as I said, that plan was made last year, and at that time they were athletes. It was never a topic that they would be involved in any other capacity," Slokvik replied.
(Continues in Norwegian)
Link:www.vg.no/sport/friidrett/i/jQQmoL/hen...

Yeah it's quite simple right - if you have limited accreditation (and these events are always looking to scale back accreditation numbers because every jabroni and his dog wants essentially a free pass to go to the Olympics and watch everything for free) - the essentials get them first and the brothers of your best athlete are last on the list. If all the passes are gone - sorry guys.

I'm sure Jakob will be fine - he's a big boy now.

17 hours ago 07/18/2024 1:14am EDT

re: Salvitore Stitchmo

Yeah I think Jakob will be fine but the rule seems stupid. any athlete should be able to designate a coach whoever they want. if number of passes is the issue, then say one or two per athlete or x per team. a track coach isn’t a surgeon or airline pilot that should need “accreditation.”

17 hours ago 07/18/2024 1:23am EDT

re: Nekked Baker

Nekked Baker wrote:
Jakob Ingebrigtsen's brothers denied accreditation for the Olympics: "Completely out of the question"
Last year's World Championships saw criticism of the arrangements surrounding Jakob Ingebrigtsen. Despite this, the gold medal hopeful won't have his brothers by his side at the Olympics.
"We started working on that plan early last fall and have very few accreditations," Erlend Slokvik, the athletics federation's sports manager, told VG.
"It's been completely out of the question to give coaching accreditation to Filip or Henrik (Jakob Ingebrigtsen's brothers and training partners)."
"But Henrik has been very close to Jakob in his daily training over the past year?"
"Both Henrik and Filip have essentially been athletes themselves, trying to qualify for the Olympics (which they didn't). And as I said, that plan was made last year, and at that time they were athletes. It was never a topic that they would be involved in any other capacity," Slokvik replied.
(Continues in Norwegian)
Link:www.vg.no/sport/friidrett/i/jQQmoL/hen...

That’s dumb, he’s their best athlete and the only one who can get them two gold medals. There is a possibility, although small, that he alone brings more hardware home than the whole Norwegian team.

I understand that field athletes and sprinters/relayers need their coach more, and if that’s the reason then it’s fine.

But their best athlete should be able to choose whoever he wants as a coach, whether that’s his brother, his mother, his girlfriend, or even his dog.

16 hours ago 07/18/2024 1:37am EDT

re: Nekked Baker

This is stupid. Everyone wants to see Jakob at his best except the Norwegian committee.

10 hours ago 07/18/2024 7:56am EDT

re: WU20runner

WU20runner wrote:
That’s dumb, he’s their best athlete and the only one who can get them two gold medals. There is a possibility, although small, that he alone brings more hardware home than the whole Norwegian team.
I understand that field athletes and sprinters/relayers need their coach more, and if that’s the reason then it’s fine.
But their best athlete should be able to choose whoever he wants as a coach, whether that’s his brother, his mother, his girlfriend, or even his dog.

Totally agree with this sentiment, although I think saying "whoever he wants" is a little far. I mean, I understand the olympics wanting to make sure that actual coaches are coming to the games instead of random family members/friends.

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