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Olympic Games debutant eliminated: Coming back to Paris

Olympic Games debutant eliminated: Coming back to Paris

Fri 2 Aug 2024 20:02 CEST

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

Historic change in the Olympics: "I'm a bit torn"

Historic change in the Olympics: "I'm a bit torn"

Sat 20 Jul 2024 10:44 CEST

Athletics faces prize money in this year's OS. Sweden's Olympic Committee (SOK) is skeptical

Sold her Olympic clothes: "Managed the whole fall"

Sold her Olympic clothes: "Managed the whole fall"

Tue 16 Jul 2024 11:26 CEST

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

Henriksson hopes for the Olympics: "Will show"

Henriksson hopes for the Olympics: "Will show"

Fri 28 Jun 2024 19:07 CEST

Athletics-SM is underway in Uddevalla. Then, the expected Swedish champions on 100 meters were crowned – Henrik Larsson and Julia Henriksson

Kramer achieves giant leap – close to Swedish record

Kramer achieves giant leap – close to Swedish record

Tue 18 Jun 2024 19:06 CEST

Andreas Kramer struck with a new season's best at the Continental Tour event in Turku, Finland, on Tuesday evening – and was not far from his Swedish record. I'm very pleased, but I obviously wanted to run a bit faster, he says

Sour for Åskag – three centimetres from European Championship final

Sour for Åskag – three centimetres from European Championship final

Tue 11 Jun 2024 11:38 CEST

The Swedish protest is rejected – Åskag misses the final

The Swedish protest is rejected – Åskag misses the final

Fri 7 Jun 2024 19:34 CEST

Three treble jumpers used shoes in the EM qualifying list that is on a list of prohibited equipment. Sweden filed a protest and demanded that there be 15 jumpers in the final