Vanessa Kamga wins Gothenburg GP with 62.87m discus throw after European bronze
The European Championship form is holding up. Vanessa Kamga won the Gothenburg GP with three discus throws over 62 metres. “I’m super happy,” she tells SVT.
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Kamga wins European Championships discus bronze, first Swedish women’s medal in the event since 1928
Vanessa Kamga, 27, won a medal at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham. The Swede took bronze in the discus with a throw of 64.61. Absolutely incredible, what a feeling, Kamga told SVT.
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Vanessa Kamga reaches discus final after strong first throw at European Championships
Vanessa Kamga only needed one throw in the discus qualifying round to reach the qualifying mark. She is therefore through to the discus final at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham. It feels good, it was a solid throw, Kamga tells SVT.
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Guide: Duplantis chases fourth European Championship gold medal
Armand Duplantis is chasing both a world record and another major title. National team captain Kajsa Bergqvist believes Sweden can set a new medal record. Here's everything you need to know ahead of the European Athletics Championships.
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Kamga sisters named in Swedish European Championships squad as Bergqvist sets medal target
There will be a pair of siblings in the Swedish European Athletics team. Already selected discus thrower Vanessa Kamga will be joined by her sister Patricia, who competes in the hammer throw. It is the largest Swedish team in modern times, with 65 athletes, says national team captain Kajsa Bergqvist.
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Lindfors Misses Discus Final in Tears as Kamga Advances
Caisa-Marie Lindfors left the National Arena in tears. The final miss took hard on the discus thrower. It could have gone better, she says after the World Championship qualification in Tokyo.
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Olympic Games debutant eliminated: Coming back to Paris
Out and in two days she must leave the Olympic Games village. But triple jumper Maja Åskag is coming back to Paris - to be part of the finale. I'm going to try to get the whole Olympic Games experience.
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Historic change in the Olympics: "I'm a bit torn"
Athletics faces prize money in this year's OS. Sweden's Olympic Committee (SOK) is skeptical. I think it's a trickiness that they introduce prize money in certain sports and not in others, says team manager Peter Reinebo.
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Sold her Olympic clothes: "Managed the whole fall"
For the first time, Kajsa Bergqvist will lead the Swedish athletics team in the OS. She will certainly tell them how it is to take a medal and how it is to live in the OS village. And maybe even the story about the auctioning off of the OS outfits. It became a really good little sum of money, she says.
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Made it to the final on 1,500: "Felt wow"
It's clear with double Swedish final places in the European Athletics Championships in both women's 3,000-meter hurdles and discus. Additionally, Yolanda Ngarambe made it to the final in the 1,500 meters. The last 100 meters felt like wow, says Ngarambe.
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