"I will not be competing in sprint events in orienteering this year," Alexandersson says.
Alexandersson is the reigning champion in sprint and knockout sprint, according to SVT.
"If Tove, who is the biggest star we have, does not compete at the World Championships, it is clearly a big loss for our Swedish team," national team captain Håkan Carlsson tells Radiosporten.
Tove Alexandersson has focused on the new Olympic sport of ski mountaineering in the past year but failed to qualify for the Games in Italy.
