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These are the candidates for the Jerring Award

Eight of the Jerring Award candidates won Olympic Games medals in Paris. Can Ludvig Åberg, Isabelle Haak, Tove Alexandersson, the biathlon men and Team Niklas Edin challenge them in the voting?.

These are the candidates for the Jerring Award

Ludvig Åberg can be awarded for Masters performance

Olympic Games medal winners or a golfer? Among the nominations for the year's athletic achievement, presented at the Sports Gala in January, it is of course Olympic Games heroes who dominate. These are complemented by golf star Ludvig Åberg, who surprisingly came second in the major US Masters in May.

Ludvig Åberg can be awarded for Masters performance

Gyökeres can be awarded – nominated for the Sports Gala

He has just helped take Sweden to the B-division in the Nations League. Now, football striker Viktor Gyökeres can be named Athlete of the Year at the Sports Gala.

Gyökeres can be awarded – nominated for the Sports Gala

Duplantis Can Become the World's Best Athlete

The Swedish pole vault star Armand Duplantis can be named the world's best male athlete 2024 – regardless of event. After last year's criticism, the International Athletics Federation has reconsidered the prestigious award.

Duplantis Can Become the World's Best Athlete

Duplantis invites the world elite to a new event

For the fourth year in a row, Armand Duplantis is inviting the rest of the pole vault elite to his own competition in Uppsala. On March 13, 2025, it's time for a new edition of "Mondo Classic" at IFU arena.

Duplantis invites the world elite to a new event

Duplantis, Europe's Athlete of the Year

Taking the European Championship gold and Olympic Games gold and setting a world record in athletics – then you can be elected as Europe's best for 2024. This is what the Swedish pole vault star Armand Duplantis and the Ukrainian high jumper Jaroslava Mahutjich did.

Duplantis, Europe's Athlete of the Year

Thousands queue after success: "There is great anxiety"

After the Olympic Games successes last summer, table tennis and beach volleyball are experiencing an explosive interest. Thousands of young people are queuing up to start playing, while hall times are lacking in the major cities.

Thousands queue after success: "There is great anxiety"

New success for Duplantis – receives Uppsala's honorary medal

Armand Duplantis won everything that could be won during the season – with the Olympic Games gold in Paris as a clear sign of the star's dominance. Now the pole vaulter is getting another prize.

New success for Duplantis – receives Uppsala's honorary medal

Kajsa Bergqvist extends to 2028

Fewer track and field medals in the Olympic Games and European Championship than the target for this year. But Kajsa Bergqvist will still be extended as the national team captain over the next Olympic Games in Los Angeles 2028.

Kajsa Bergqvist extends to 2028

Confirmed: Diamond League is coming to Stockholm

June 15, 2025. Then, there will be a Diamond League gala at Stockholm's stadium.

Confirmed: Diamond League is coming to Stockholm

Gabbia saved Milan - decided late against Inter

The tough start to the Serie A season has become something else. Milan won the derby against Inter with 2-1 – and now have two straight wins.

Gabbia saved Milan - decided late against Inter

Record prize money for Duplantis in the Diamond League

Armand Duplantis and the other athletics stars will be able to earn even more money in the Diamond League next year. The total prize money is increasing by nearly a third to approximately 94 million kronor, compared to the last four years, and is the highest since the competition started in 2010.

Record prize money for Duplantis in the Diamond League

Duplantis best again: "My body feels like crap"

Armand Duplantis shone all the way to the end of the season. A tired blue-yellow pole star won the Diamond League final in Brussels and brought home the DL title for the fourth year in a row.

Duplantis best again: "My body feels like crap"

Duplantis on the murder: "Terrible"

Rebecca Cheptegei died from her severe burns. Pole vault star Armand Duplantis reacts strongly to the attack.

Duplantis on the murder: "Terrible"

Warholm's Announcement: Ending the Season

The loss in the highly anticipated duel against Armand Duplantis became the last race of the season for Karsten Warholm. The Norwegian running star is now announcing that he will not run anymore this year in order to try to get rid of his injury problems instead.

Warholm's Announcement: Ending the Season

Duplantis: "The toughest competition I've done"

The success on 100 meters in the star duel cost on. Superstar Armand Duplantis won in Zurich under the Diamond League gala, but it was on modest 5.

Duplantis: "The toughest competition I've done"

Withdrew after the star duel: "A tough day"

The Norwegian Karsten Warholm - world record holder on 400 meters hurdles - would have run at the Diamond League gala in Zurich in a Swedish national team uniform. This as a penalty in the 100 meters duel against Armand Duplantis.

Withdrew after the star duel: "A tough day"

"Mondo" wins star duel - penalty for Warholm

Armand Duplantis won the star duel on 100 meters against Karsten Warholm with a time of 10. 37.

"Mondo" wins star duel - penalty for Warholm

The Stars' Show in Zurich – Only One Can Win

One jumper clears 6,26 in the pole vault and the other runs 45,94 on the 400 meter hurdles. What do Armand Duplantis and Karsten Warholm do on 100 meters? Tonight at 21.

The Stars' Show in Zurich – Only One Can Win

"Mondo" before the duel: "Haven't touched a pole since the Olympic Games"

When Armand Duplantis enters a track and field arena, he is usually sure to win. Not this time.

"Mondo" before the duel: "Haven't touched a pole since the Olympic Games"

Kamga wants to put on a show in the Finnkampen

With an extremely small margin, Sweden won the Finnkampen last year, both on the women's and men's sides. It can be just as even this year, as Olympic Games five Vanessa Kamga comes to Helsinki as one of the biggest Swedish names.

Kamga wants to put on a show in the Finnkampen

Success by Duplantis – set a world record again

Three weeks after the euphoria in the Olympic Games in Paris, he struck again. Armand Duplantis set a world record at the Diamond League gala in Katowice with 6.

Success by Duplantis – set a world record again

Duplantis won – didn't try for the world record

Pole vault star Armand Duplantis was back on Wednesday evening after the Olympic Games success in Paris, where it became both gold and world record. He won the Diamond League competition in Lausanne after clearing 6 meters.

Duplantis won – didn't try for the world record

Duplantis hopes for high heights in Lausanne

Is there still powder in the legs after the OS-loading in Paris? Armand Duplantis hopes so. I think there are still some good jumps in the legs, he says.

Duplantis hopes for high heights in Lausanne