Guide to Swedish Medal Hopes at World Championships in Tokyo

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Guide to Swedish Medal Hopes at World Championships in Tokyo
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What: World Championship, Sunday 21 September.

Where: In Tokyo, Japan, at the National Arena.

When: Ends during the Sunday.

Schedule: Men, 110 meters hurdles, decathlon (02.05), men, discus, decathlon (02.55), men discus, decathlon (04.05), men, pole vault, decathlon (04.35), men, pole vault, decathlon (05.20).

Men, javelin, decathlon (10.35), men, javelin, decathlon (11.47), women, high jump, final (12.05), women, 800 meters, final (12.35), men, 5,000 meters, final (47), men, discus, final (13.10), men, 4 x 400 meters, final (13.20), women 4 x 400 meters, final (13.35), men, 1,500 meters, decathlon (13.49), women, 4 x 100 meters, final (14.06), men, 4 x 100 meters, final (14.20).

+ Andreas Almgren sprinted to the bronze on 10,000 meters – now he can be in a new medal fight in Tokyo. The Swede wants to go home with more and aims for the top three on 5,000 meters – a distance he has the European record on.

+ The last major competition in Tokyo, Olympic Games 2021, was won by Daniel Ståhl. Now he is back at the same arena but this time there are spectators on site – and the atmosphere the 33-year-old wants to use to get the right distances in the discus final.

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