Sweden has suffered a setback ahead of the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham. Long-distance runner Sarah Lahti will miss the championships because of an injury.
Sports24 seconds. That was the margin when athlete Sarah Lahti set a Swedish record for the 10 km road race in Lille, France.
SportsSummer's injury forced her to take a break in the build-up. Something that became clear in the Tokyo World Championship. It is frustrating, says Sarah Lahti who did not reach the final on 5,000 meters.
SportsThe 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.
SportsThe 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. In shot put, Fanny Roos was third and again over 19 meters, while Henrik Larsson struck with a cannon time on 100 meters.
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