The duo are among Europe’s top athletes and are one of Sweden's medal hopes at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, which began on Monday.
Neither of them had any problems meeting the qualifying mark of 18.20. Axelina Johansson threw 18.29, and Fanny Roos, with 18.72, advanced to the final comfortably.
It felt solid, and it’s great to be able to do it in the first round and recharge for tonight, Fanny Roos tells SVT.
The third Swede in the qualifiers, Victoria Wickman, missed the qualification mark.
The shot put final begins tonight just after 8:00 PM.
