Andreas Almgren and Viktor Gyökeres among four nominees for Male Athlete of the Year
Runner Andreas Almgren - or goalscorer Viktor Gyökeres? The two stars are among four nominees for Male Athlete of the Year at the Sports Awards.
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Stockholm Diamond League Meet Moves Pole Vault Runway to Improve Duplantis’ Record Chances
The pole vault will be moved to a new location during the Diamond League meet at Stockholm Stadium in early June to improve Armand Duplantis’ chances of setting a world record. “We are building a temporary pole vault runway on the grass alongside the home straight,” competition director Jan Kowalski told Radiosporten.
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Duplantis Could Win Fifth World Athletics Award, Closing in on Bolt’s Record of Six
The world’s best male and female track and field athletes will be named. Pole vault star Armand Duplantis could win the award for the fifth time in seven years.
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Duplantis targets 6.40 with new poles after skipping indoor season
Armand Duplantis is taking a long break from competition - to come back even better. New poles will lift the pole vault star to the next dream mark: 6.40. He can jump considerably higher, says agent Daniel Wessfeldt.
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Athletes to receive million-kronor bonuses at 2028 European Championships
Armand Duplantis, Andreas Almgren and other athletics stars can look forward to a million-kronor bonus at the 2028 European Championships.
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Oskar Edlund misses Ultimate Championship final after tough 400m hurdles semifinal
At the European Championships he finished just outside the podium. In the Ultimate Championship, Oskar Edlund finished just outside a final spot in the 400-meter hurdles.
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Armand Duplantis wins Ultimate Championship and pockets about 1.5 million kronor
The world's best pole vaulter, Armand Duplantis, has been plagued by injury problems during the season. But at the Ultimate Championship in Budapest he was back as the winner and thus won a prize of around 1.5 million kronor. "I was a little scared before the competition because I didn't know if my body would hold up," he tells SVT.
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Ståhl left out of million-dollar Ultimate Championship as discus is dropped
This weekend, the Ultimate Championship will be held in Budapest, the new athletics competition with huge prize money. But several disciplines are being left out - including discus, which means Swedish star Daniel Ståhl is missing. Some disciplines may not be considered attractive enough, says national team captain Kajsa Bergqvist.
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- SportsDuplantis says Karalis is giving him his toughest challenge in years ahead of Diamond League final
- SportsOskar Edlund joins Armand Duplantis in Budapest Ultimate Championship field
- SportsSweden forced into another Finnkampen change as Patricia Kamga withdraws with back pain
- SportsDuplantis wins thrilling pole vault duel in Zurich, falls short of world record
- SportsSweden hit by setback as Vanessa Kamga misses Finnkampen with ear infection
- SportsDuplantis targets world record at Weltklasse Zurich: Would be awesome
- SportsDuplantis wins Diamond League in Poland after tough 6.20m vault, then misses 6.32m record attempt
- SportsKajsa Bergqvist on Sweden’s five fourth places at European Athletics Championships: A recurring theme
- SportsDuplantis reveals pre-gold stomach drama after chicken tikka masala mistake: ‘Stupidest thing I’ve ever done’
- SportsAndreas Almgren confident of European Championship gold in Birmingham
- SportsDuplantis eases into European Championship final, says gold is the goal
- SportsDuplantis jokes about having too many party-loving friends ahead of European Championships
- SportsDuplantis on hectic buildup to European Championships: It’s been a lot
- SportsDuplantis mourns grandmother ahead of European Championships, wants to honor her with victories
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