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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.

Olympic Games debutant eliminated: Coming back to Paris

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.

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

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.

Sold her Olympic clothes: "Managed the whole fall"

Henriksson hopes for the Olympics: "Will show"

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

Henriksson hopes for the Olympics: "Will show"

Kramer achieves giant leap – close to Swedish record

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.

Kramer achieves giant leap – close to Swedish record

Sour for Åskag – three centimetres from European Championship final

There will be no Swede in the European Championship final in the long jump in Rome. Maja Åskag had a grip on a final spot in the qualifying round for a long time, but in the end, three centimetres were lacking to be among the twelve best.

Sour for Åskag – three centimetres from European Championship final

The Swedish protest is rejected – Åskag misses the final

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.

The Swedish protest is rejected – Åskag misses the final