She had perhaps the toughest competition program. Sifan Hassan made it and was rewarded with three Olympic Games medals. The marathon gold was a golden finishing point. I thought: "Why am I doing this? What's wrong with me?"
SportsAthletics 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.
SportsFor 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.
SportsOn Wednesday, the Swedish Olympic team will be finalized. One of those who still hopes for a ticket is sprint star Julia Henriksson, who won the Swedish Championship gold on both 100 and 200 meters. I have shown everything I can now, she says.
SportsTen new names are clear for the Olympics in Paris. On Friday, among others, sprinter Henrik Larsson, who finished fourth in the 100 metres at the European Championship, received clearance from the Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK). It's a dream come true, he says.
SportsArmand Duplantis and Perseus Karlström secured the Swedish gold medals in the European Championship in athletics. And then we saw a new Swedish sprint sensation. Now Kajsa Bergqvist hopes for more Olympic places. I have high hopes for it, says the team captain.
SportsIt became Kenyan dominance on both the women's and men's side in Stockholm Marathon. The five best times belonged to Kenyan runners and Fredrick Kibii won in a time of 2:14:17. Marion Kibor was the fastest woman.
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