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Criticism of the European Championship chaos: "Aroused many emotions"

After three days of competition at the European Championship in athletics, Sweden has already submitted four protests with a multitude of appeals. Is it really normal? The feeling is that it has happened more in three days than it usually does in an entire championship, says Stefan Olsson, Secretary-General of the Swedish Athletics Association.

Criticism of the European Championship chaos: "Aroused many emotions"

The Sensation: Four in the European Championship Final after Chaos Build-up

British sprinter Erik Erlandsson pulled off a giant performance and finished fourth in the European Championship final over 200 metres – barely a day after the chaos surrounding the final spot. To finish fourth in the European Championship as a 20-year-old – I couldn't have imagined that, he says.

The Sensation: Four in the European Championship Final after Chaos Build-up

Clear: The Swede gets a final spot

Erik Erlandsson made it to the European Championships final on 200m – with a hundredth of a margin. Then the trouble started.

Clear: The Swede gets a final spot