Larsson, who took bronze on 60 meters at the last European Championship 2023, ran 6.59 seconds and won the second qualifying heat on Saturday morning. The time was five hundredths from his year's best. Jeremiah Azu, Great Britain, and Dominik Illovszky, Hungary, were the fastest in the qualifying heats on 6.58.
I'm satisfied with 6.59. It's faster than what I had at the last indoor European Championship and on par with what I had at the indoor World Championship, says Henrik Larsson who became fifth at the indoor World Championship in Glasgow last year.
The semifinal is waiting at 19.10 today. Then an eventual final at 21.30.
Roos to the final
It's no problem. It was the same in Istanbul at the last European Championship and the same at the World Championship last year. I'm used to it. I have the basic strength, the basic condition, to endure a whole day. Sixty meters is not that long, six and a half seconds. You don't actually get that tired, says he.
The other Swedish sprinter at the European Championship, Jean-Christian Zirignon, was eliminated in the qualifying heats.
Fanny Roos is clear for Sunday's shot put final in Apeldoorn. She threw 18.56 meters already in the first qualifying attempt and became fifth in the qualifying round. The Dutch home favorite Jessica Schilder threw the longest, 19.92.
Until and including Saturday morning, Sweden is still without a medal in the championship. Roos, who has taken a medal in two consecutive indoor European Championships, including bronze in Istanbul two years ago, feels no pressure.
"Haven't thought about it"
No, I don't. I haven't thought about it at all. I just want to make a good competition as possible and then we'll see how far the ball goes and what placement it becomes, says she after the qualifying round.
Sara Lennman, however, misses Sunday's final. She had the ninth best result, 17.80, which was half a meter from a final spot and barely three decimeters from her year's best 18.08.
Of course, I came here to throw longer. That's obvious, says she.
