Khaddi Sagnia skips Stockholm gala
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Khaddi Sagnia skips Stockholm gala after back injury

Khaddi Sagnia's outdoor season opener is delayed. The long jumper has a back injury and will miss Sunday's Diamond League meeting in Stockholm, SVT reports.

Sagnia, fourth in the indoor World Championships this spring, was forced to skip the Diamond League meeting in Shanghai a couple of weeks ago due to a back injury. Now she and coach Anders Möller have decided to skip this weekend's gala at Stockholm Stadium as well.

"Now we can slow down the pace and build up the training slowly. It's a bit nice not to have the competition gun to our head and have to be ready in three days," coach Anders Möller tells SVT.

Sagnia, 32, is instead planning to make her outdoor debut at the Swedish Team Championships on June 27.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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