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            <title><![CDATA[Truls Möregårdh Seeks Resolution in Swedish Table Tennis Conflict]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[With just over three weeks to go until the Table Tennis World Championship, the conflict between star Truls Möregårdh and the association is still not resolved. I have no comments. I'm not focusing on it at all, I want to be outside of it, he says to Sydsvenskan.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 08:24:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Jörgen Persson's Saudi Role: More Than Just Sportswashing]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Table tennis legend Jörgen Persson's new job in Saudi Arabia cannot solely be seen as "sportswashing". It is a side effect of the authoritarian regime's attempt to maintain its geopolitical power, according to researcher Anna Vidén.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 03:35:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Jörgen Persson Takes on New Role as Saudi Arabia's Table Tennis Coach]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[After the Olympic Games success, Jörgen Persson ended his tenure as the national team captain for the Swedish table tennis team. Now he has signed with controversial Saudi Arabia. It was an offer that I couldn't turn down, he says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 11:14:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Association on the Conflict with Möregårdh: "Great Sorrow"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Truls Möregårdh and the Swedish Table Tennis Association are in conflict. Now the association is commenting on the criticism from the star. "The STTA regrets the situation that has arisen with great sorrow", they write on their own website.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:34:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[After the success year – Duplantis doubly awarded]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Armand Duplantis was awarded twice at the Sports Gala. The pole vault star took home both the Male Athlete of the Year and the Performance of the Year, after having had a fantastic 2024 behind him.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2025 19:41:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Guide: Everything You Need to Know Ahead of the Sports Gala]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Royal starlight, expected prize rain over Armand Duplantis and a new "Svennis" tribute. Here's everything you need to know ahead of the Sports Gala.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2025 04:30:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sjöström's Criticism: "Would Have Been a Worthy Winner"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sarah Sjöström's successful coach Antonio Lutula was denied a nomination at the Sports Gala. Something that this summer's double Olympic Games gold medalist is critical of. I absolutely think he deserved a nomination and also to win the prize, says Sarah Sjöström to TT.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2024 16:13:58 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[After the Olympic Success – the Duo Can Be Awarded at the Sports Gala]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[David Åhman and Jonatan Hellvig won Olympic Games gold in beach volleyball last summer. Now they are nominated for the prize Team of the Year at the Sports Gala.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 06:32:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[He becomes the new national team captain for table tennis]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Tobias Bergman succeeds Jörgen Persson as national team captain for the Swedish table tennis men.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2024 06:21:48 GMT</pubDate>
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