Sweden win European relay gold
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Sweden win European relay gold despite Tove Alexandersson fall at orienteering championships

Tove Alexandersson fell in the final stretch and hurt herself. But the star got back up quickly - and secured Swedish relay gold at the European Orienteering Championships in Lithuania. “I fell and hit my chest. I couldn’t breathe and my legs went numb,” Alexandersson says on SVT.

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It was on the final stretch, as Sweden was storming towards the European Championship gold, that Tove Alexandersson fell and hurt herself while reading the map.

But Alexandersson quickly got up and secured the gold. Switzerland took silver and Finland won bronze.

The team consisted of Hanna Lundberg, Sanna Fasth and Tove Alexandersson.

It was an incredibly exciting competition, says Alexandersson.

In the men's race, Sweden took the bronze medal at the European Championships through the Swedish second team, consisting of Emil Svensk, Simon Imark and Simon Hector. Gold went to Switzerland and Norway secured silver.

It was great fun running today, says Emil Svensk in SVT.

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