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Fanny Roos Throws Over 19 Meters Again in World Championship Prep
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Fanny Roos Throws Over 19 Meters Again in World Championship Prep

Johanna Duplantis Joins Brother Armand in Finnkampen Pole Vault
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Johanna Duplantis Joins Brother Armand in Finnkampen Pole Vault

Superstar Armand Duplantis gets company from a family member in the Finnkampen this weekend. Little sister Johanna Duplantis will represent Sweden in the pole vault competition at Stockholm Stadium
Swedish Team Expands for Tokyo World Championship with New Sprint Nominees
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Swedish Team Expands for Tokyo World Championship with New Sprint Nominees

The Swedish team for the athletics World Championship in Tokyo is growing. An additional 13 athletes, including sprinter Julia Henriksson and Henrik Larsson, are now pre-nominated, writes the Swedish Athletics Association in a press release
Elna Wester Sets New Personal Best in 400 Meters at European Championship
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Elna Wester Sets New Personal Best in 400 Meters at European Championship

The teenager Elna Wester goes from success to success. For the second time in June, she lowered her personal best on 400 meters – despite the 36-degree heat at the athletics team European Championship in Madrid
Engla Nilsson Named to World Championship Team as Top Female Athlete
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Engla Nilsson Named to World Championship Team as Top Female Athlete

September 13 is the time for the World Championship in athletics in Tokyo. And now the Swedish Athletics Association has released 14 names that can already start preparing
Fanny Roos Sets Swedish Shot Put Record at Shanghai Diamond League
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Fanny Roos Sets Swedish Shot Put Record at Shanghai Diamond League

Fanny Roos had the best competition of her career in the Diamond League gala in Shanghai. The 30-year-old set a Swedish record, 19
Duplantis Wins Diamond League Opener in Xiamen at 5.92 Meters
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Duplantis Wins Diamond League Opener in Xiamen at 5.92 Meters

That Armand Duplantis would take home the season premiere of Diamond League in Chinese Xiamen was no giant shock. But that he would not take himself over six meters was all the more surprising
Armand Duplantis Returns to Diamond League in Xiamen with World Record Hopes
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Armand Duplantis Returns to Diamond League in Xiamen with World Record Hopes

Last year, Armand Duplantis launched his "world record year" in China. Now the world's best athlete is back in Xiamen and the pole vaulter is the brightest star at the Diamond League premiere
Fanny Roos Achieves Seasonal Best, Finishes Fourth at World Championship
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Fanny Roos Achieves Seasonal Best, Finishes Fourth at World Championship

Fanny Roos finished fourth in the World Championship final in shot put in Nanjing – just like at the European Championship in Apeldoorn a couple of weeks ago. The top three are in a class of their own, she says to TV4
Duplantis Steers Clear of Chinese Sponsors Amid Criticism Storm
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Duplantis Steers Clear of Chinese Sponsors Amid Criticism Storm

Armand Duplantis declines collaborations with Chinese sponsors. The pole vault star's agency has learned from the criticism storm against Sarah Sjöström's Huawei collaboration
This is the Swedish athletics team for the indoor World Championship
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This is the Swedish athletics team for the indoor World Championship

Armand Duplantis is joined by ten Swedish track and field athletes in the indoor World Championship in Chinese Nanjing next weekend.
First since Ricky Bruch: "Fantastic"
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First since Ricky Bruch: "Fantastic"

Wictor Petersson took an unexpected silver in the indoor European Championship and became the first male shot putter to take a championship medal since Ricky Bruch 54 years ago. It's incredibly powerful, he says
Larsson impressed – chasing Sweden's first medal
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Larsson impressed – chasing Sweden's first medal

Henrik Larsson is chasing Sweden's first medal at the European Championship in Apeldoorn. The 25-year-old impressed in the 60-meter trials and advanced to the semifinals with one of the fastest times
"Naive to think that doping isn't going on"
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"Naive to think that doping isn't going on"

More doping tests outside of competition and season. That's what Andreas Almgren wants
This is Sweden's team for the Indoor European Championship
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This is Sweden's team for the Indoor European Championship

Three days after her Swedish record on 200 meters at the indoor Swedish Championship in Växjö, Julia Henriksson was selected to the year's first athletics championship, the indoor European Championship in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.
Sagnia's Confusion: "Don't Know What I Jumped"
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Sagnia's Confusion: "Don't Know What I Jumped"

Khaddi Sagnia, who changed her takeoff foot from right to left this year, is struggling with the technique and there was confusion about what her results were in the long jump during the indoor gala in Berlin.
Sprinter cleared for European Championship – but skips World Championship
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Sprinter cleared for European Championship – but skips World Championship

Yes to indoor European Championship in the Netherlands but no to indoor World Championship in China. Andreas Almgren is trying to learn from the injury that made him miss the Olympic Games in Paris
Olympic Games replay for Roos – seventh in Paris
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Olympic Games replay for Roos – seventh in Paris

Paris was just like Tokyo. Shot putter Fanny Roos finished seventh in the Olympic Games final
Olympic Games repeat for Roos – seventh in Paris: "Completely okay"
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Olympic Games repeat for Roos – seventh in Paris: "Completely okay"

Paris was just like Tokyo. Shot putter Fanny Roos finished seventh in the Olympic Games final
Got the Olympics message from Sweden: "Completely crazy"
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Got the Olympics message from Sweden: "Completely crazy"

Axelina Johansson was torn between disappointment and joy. In the end, she landed in euphoria – after receiving a late message from her family in Sweden
Olympic Games debutant on collecting: "Went crazy one day"
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Olympic Games debutant on collecting: "Went crazy one day"

Last year, she set a Swedish record both indoors and outdoors. This year, shot-putter Axelina Johansson has not exceeded 19 meters
Best Yearly Performance by Roos – over 19 meters ahead of the Olympics
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Best Yearly Performance by Roos – over 19 meters ahead of the Olympics

Historic change in the Olympics: "I'm a bit torn"
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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
Sold her Olympic clothes: "Managed the whole fall"
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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
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