The Swedish pair Anton Dahlberg and Lovisa Karlsson had a strong day during the Olympic Games sailing events in Marseille. They secured two top placements and are closing in on the leading Japan.
SportsSwedish sailors Vilma Bobeck and Rebecca Netzler take Olympic Games silver in Marseille. This after enormous drama where the Netherlands were about to sail away with the gold. I am completely speechless. It's so incredibly fantastic, so amazingly wonderful, says Netzler.
SportsThe medal race in the women's OS sailing 49er FX with Swedish hopes Rebecca Netzler and Vilma Bobeck is postponed. The organizer is aiming to run the race tomorrow. We have saved energy, says Bobeck.
SportsThe Olympic flame is lit. Paris 2024 was inaugurated on Friday by two French stars being lifted up in a hot air balloon. The athletes have experienced a historic boat parade along the Seine with 300,000 in the audience. The security effort has been gigantic.
SportsThe rider Peder Fredricson and the sailor Josefin Olsson will be Sweden's flag bearers at the OS opening ceremony in Paris. I am incredibly proud and honored. The OS has always been a very great inspiration for me, says Fredricson.
SportsThe Olympic duo Dahlberg/Karlsson have spent hundreds of hours mastering the waters in Marseille. They are experienced individually, completely new together in the Olympic context. Now they're going for gold. I believe rock-solid in our team, says Karlsson.
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