Sweden lost the quarter-finals to Taiwan and instead of continuing to fight for medals, star Truls Möregårdh & Co had to pack their bags and head home.
The same was true for Janne Andersson, the former football coach and national team captain who won his second championship while serving as a leadership consultant for the Swedish Table Tennis Association.
“Disrespectful”
The 63-year-old left London with criticism about the game schedule.
"I think it's amateurish not to find out when you're going to play the next round until half a day before. It's disrespectful to the players... You don't give them the right conditions. In football we know months in advance where, when and against whom we're going to play," he tells TT.
Andersson left the Swedish men's national team in November 2023 and in April 2025 he announced that his coaching career was over. He is now focusing on helping other sports – where he has collaborated with Johannes Lukas in biathlon – and has been a member of the Swedish Table Tennis Association's sports council for a year.
“Useful”
A role that has now been extended for another year.
"I feel like I've made a difference, otherwise I wouldn't continue. In this type of role, I'm not at the forefront. We have conversations every week and I'm consulted if there's anything that needs to be done," he says.
I enjoy the assignment and feel welcome.
What improvements do you hope to achieve?
I have some thoughts about what I can achieve, but it's not something I want to publicly express.
I believe in mentoring, in taking advantage of and sharing the experience that exists. You don't have to reinvent the wheel all the time.
