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            <title><![CDATA[J-O Waldner's crush in the comeback as he admits he was rusty]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Jan-Ove Waldner, 60, is back at the competition table. The table tennis icon played a Division Four match with his brother, Kjell-Åke.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 17:38:54 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Möregårdh eliminated in China – the world number two was too tough]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[In the Olympic Games, Truls Möregårdh stood for a bravura victory against Wang Chuqin, the world's number one. But this time, on Wang's home turf, the Chinese player was too strong. Truls Möregårdh fell with 0–3 in sets, and is eliminated from the WTT tournament in Chongqing.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[J-O on Möregårdh's fiasco: "His toughest time"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Truls Möregårdh was sensationally eliminated in the major tournament in Singapore. All the commotion after the silver success in the Olympic Games has affected the Jerring Prize winner, believes ping-pong legend Jan-Ove Waldner. This is his toughest time in his entire career, says Waldner in SVT's broadcast.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 12:00:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Special match for Möregårdh: "My best friend"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[It was a special match for table tennis star Truls Möregårdh on Tuesday evening. He defeated his close friend David Andersson – who has returned after several years of cancer treatment. He was very often with me at the hospital and was a great support. He is my best friend, says Andersson.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Who can challenge Duplantis for the Bragdguldet?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Today at 13.00, one of Sweden's athletes will be awarded the coveted Bragdguldet. Many have delivered fine performances throughout the year, but who has actually achieved the greatest feat? Here we list three candidates for the award.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2024 04:16:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Möregårdh receives hate comments: "Sending knife emojis"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Truls Möregårdh mesmerized large parts of Sweden during the Olympic Games when he took double silver medals, one individual and one in team. Despite this, the 22-year-old has received hate online after the achievement summer. I get a huge amount of hate from people who bet on matches, says Möregårdh to the Success Podcast.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 08 Sep 2024 10:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[All of Sweden's Olympic medals in Paris]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Eleven medals, including four gold medals, was Sweden's result in the Olympic Games in Paris. The best result in a summer Olympic Games since Sydney 2000. Here are all the medals.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 11 Aug 2024 09:48:44 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Silver Medalist's Promise: "We Will Tear It Down"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[It was a long time since Sweden was so close to breaking down the Chinese ping-pong wall. China's superstar Ma Long is impressed by the new generation of blue-yellow table tennis stars. It's a relief to have won, he says after the tight Olympic Games final.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 17:17:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Möregårdh: "Will try to put pressure on the Chinese"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The weeks in Paris will be hard to forget. Today, Truls Möregårdh is playing his second Olympic Games final in five days. If you had said that beforehand, I would have said you're crazy, says the 22-year-old ahead of the battle for the team gold in table tennis.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 04:15:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Legends' Tributes: "Bigger than Trul's Final"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Jan-Ove Waldner and Mikael Appelgren praise the Swedish table tennis players after the heroic turnaround in the team semifinal against Japan in Paris. The biggest thing that has happened here in the Olympic Games for Sweden's part. Actually even bigger than Truls' final, says Appelgren to Aftonbladet.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2024 06:12:52 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[J-O on Truls' status in China: "Incredible respect"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[J-O Waldner is almost invincible in China, after having dominated the world of table tennis for several years. Now the table tennis legend believes that Möregårdh's status in the sport's "Mecca" will become similar. Once you've beaten a Chinese player, they have an incredible respect for you, he says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2024 15:45:43 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Möregårdh on the silver: "The biggest thing that's going to happen"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Truls Möregårdh only managed to tear down half of the Chinese wall in Paris. Fan Zhendong was too tough in the Olympic Games final. But the Olympic silver in table tennis can't be taken away from him. This is the biggest thing that will happen in my life, says Möregårdh.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2024 13:20:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[After the Shock – Möregårdh Aims for Olympic Gold]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The tears are dried and the sights are set. Truls Möregårdh is going for Olympic Games gold when he faces the Chinese player Fan Zhendong. I'm so psyched.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2024 08:25:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA["Möregårdh: 'What We're Crying About Right Now'"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Shocked and tears flowed like never before. Truls Möregårdh didn't understand what was happening in Paris. We're a family that doesn't cry much, but damn how we're crying right now, he says after securing a spot in the Olympic Games final – and thus also a medal.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Möregårdh to OS semi: "What I've done is incredible"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sweden has not taken an Olympic Games medal in table tennis for 24 years. But Truls Möregårdh is very close now. After 4–1 in sets against Omar Assar, the 22-year-old is clear for the semifinal. What I have done here is completely incredible, says Möregårdh.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 20:07:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Möregårdh against Sweden-slayer in Olympic quarterfinal: "Uneasy"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Truls Möregårdh has given Sweden a dose of table tennis fever. But tonight's Olympic Games quarterfinal opponent Omar Assar gives no good vibes. Omar will take very many of my first attacks and I will feel that I'm getting anxious, says the 22-year-old.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 09:36:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[J-O: "The biggest upset in history at an Olympic Games"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Victory against the Chinese world champion Wang Chuqin – in an Olympic tournament. Table tennis legend Jan-Ove Waldner holds back nothing when he puts Swede Truls Möregårdh's triumph in Paris into a larger perspective. This is the biggest upset in Olympic history, says Waldner.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Intensive day for Victoria Prize winner]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The volleyball player Isabelle Haak is the recipient of this year's Victoria Prize. It meant an intense day with ceremonies, far from her normal sports routine.]]></description>
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