Ingebrigtsen postpones track return due to injury

Norwegian Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen has delayed his return to the track following an Achilles injury, and will not compete at the Ostrava Golden Spike meet, event organisers said on Thursday.

Ingebrigtsen has been forced out of the meet in the Czech Republic on June 24 and will miss the Oslo Bislett Games on June 12, where the 24-year-old has won the 1,500 metres in the last two years.

I recently suffered a minor injury and havent been able to train properly in recent weeks, Ingebrigtsen said in a statement on the race event website.

My condition is improving, but I need to postpone my return to racing and will be back on the track later this year.

Ingebrigtsen, twice Olympic champion, has been a key figure in a trial involving his father, Gjert Ingebrigtsen, after Norwegian police pressed charges last year accusing him of abusing two of his seven children, including Jakob. REUTERS

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