There was a duel in the men's javelin competition at the Swedish Championships in Uppsala, and after the first few throws it was clear that Kim Amb and Jakob Samuelsson were in a class of their own. After five throws each, the difference was only six centimetres, but then Samuelsson chose to throw in the towel and not continue the competition.
The Swedish champion was Kim Amb with a throw of 75.98 metres. It was Amb's tenth Swedish Championship gold medal of his career.
It's been a lot of tough years with injuries. It feels incredibly fun to come here and take home a Swedish Championship gold again, I'm actually quite empty, says Amb in SVT's broadcast.
The 35-year-old Amb suffered a serious shoulder injury in 2022, which kept him out for four years, but he made a comeback earlier this year.
Samuelsson came second in the Swedish Championship competition and Albert Ottander took bronze.
As expected, there was also a duel in the women's shot put competition, between Fanny Roos and Axelina Johansson.
The two European Championship-qualified shot putters pushed each other to a good competition with several throws over 19 metres. But it was Fanny Roos who took the gold with 19.37, which is the best result so far at a Swedish Championships. The SM gold is Roos' twelfth outdoors.
Roos saw it as a form statement ahead of the European Championships in Birmingham in August.
"I think my form is getting better and better. It feels very stable today, one hit is missing of course, but there are two weeks left to try to do the same and then get a longer shot there," she says.
Swedish record holder Johansson had to settle for silver with 19.15. Home teammate Victoria Wickman took bronze.
