Tag: Athletics
Athletics: Daniel Ståhl lost the duel with Ceh: “I’m really on G”
– It feels much better than the last competitions. I’m really on “G”. It’s still fun to throw in the rain, says Ståhl to SVT Sport after finishing second behind…
Athletics: Six new athletes but Maja Nilsson won’t get an Olympic place: “I’m sorry”
Maja Nilsson, 24, has jumped 1.91 this season, which is in the so-called span. She made it to the Olympics in Tokyo 2021 on the futurist and went to the…
Although he has withdrawn, Yulimar Rojas will be Venezuela’s flag bearer in Paris
Forced to give up the Paris Olympic Games, Venezuelan Yulimar Rojas will nevertheless be the flag bearer for her country’s delegation at the opening ceremony scheduled for July 26, along…
Athletics: Andreas Almgren clears the 10,000 meters at the Olympics: “A broken tibia”
Andreas Almgren was previously entered in both the 10,000 meters and 5,000 meters at the Olympics in Paris. Now he is ironing out the 10,000 meters and at a press…
Athletics: Former world champion in high jump Jacques Freitag is dead – police investigate murder
In 2003, the South African Jacques Freitag defeated Stefan Holm at a height of 2.35 meters and took WC gold. Now he is dead and the police are investigating murder,…
Lavillenie, Tamgho, Martinot-Lagarde… these veterans who said goodbye to the Paris Games
Renaud Lavillenie, Teddy Tamgho and Pascal Martinot-Lagarde have each suffered the harsh law of Olympic selection and will not see the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. After having carried the…
Athletics: Linda Haglund’s SM record from 1979 beaten twice
On August 13, 1979, Linda Haglund won the SC gold in the 200 meters in a time of 23.11 and until now the SC record has remained intact. When Nora…
Athletics: Julia Henriksson with a super time in Uddevalla – the record is blown due to too strong a wind
Julia Henriksson was superior in the ladies’ 100-meter race. She finished with a time of 11.08 – which would be classed as a new record if it weren’t for the…
Jamaican sprinter Elaine Thompon-Herah withdraws
Six times medalist at the Olympic Games, including five times gold, Elaine Thompson-Herah will miss the Paris Olympics. The Jamaican, injured in an Achilles tendon, announced her withdrawal on Wednesday…
Athletics: Norwegian European champion Karoline Grövdal’s blunder – misses the Olympics in the 10,000 meters
There are three ways to get to an Olympic 10,000m start in Paris. To go under the time limit of 30.40, via the ranking or via cross-country running. Grövdal has…