It is a strong squad with both established stars and exciting juniors who will represent Sweden in the Nordic Championship on Sunday. But the next few days also offer a half marathon from Barcelona and a high jump party in Banska Bystrica.
Now it is time for the first international match of the year, the Nordenkampen, which will take place on Sunday, February 11 in Bærum in Norway, and of course a strong squad will represent Sweden there. In addition to the Nordenkampen, the weekend and the days at the beginning of next week offer, among other things, the Barcelona half marathon with Andreas Almgren.
*Please note that the list may be updated when new names are added or TV broadcasts are presented. Some results links will not work until the races have started. *
Thursday, February 8
Armagh 5k – Belfast, Nordirland
Popular fast five kilometer race with several strong Swedish runners on the starting line.
Swedish participants: Arvid Öhrn, Vidar Johansson, Axel Djurberg, Sharmarke Ahmed, Linn Söderholm, Johanna Larsson, Olivia Wesley and Carolina Johnson.
Read more at the race’s website.
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Friday 9 February
Jarvis Scott Open – Lubbock, USA
College competition at Texas Tech University in Lubbock.
Swedish participants: Oskar Edlund
Follow the results via the results link.
Mer information about the competition you will find here.
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Sunday 11 February
Nordenkampen – Baerum, Norway
Annual international match between Sweden, Norway, Finland and a split team from Denmark and Iceland. Last year, the Swedish ladies won big and the men came third. Now it’s time for revenge for the men and time to defend their victory for the ladies.
Swedish participants: Among others Julia Henriksson, Jonathan Graham, Ayla Hallberg Hossain and Melvin Lycke Holm. You can find the entire squad here.
The competitions are broadcast on SVT on Sunday from and including 1 p.m.
Read more on competition website.
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Sunday 11 February
Millrose Games, New York
Yolanda Ngarambe has qualified to run the prestigious Wanamaker Mile during the Millrose Games, which is a World Indoor Gold competition.
Swedish participants: Yolanda Grace, 1 mile
You find the schedule here.
When the competition starts, you can follow the results here.
Read more about the competition on the website.
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Sunday 11 February
Belgian All-Around Championships
Lovisa Karlsson makes a guest appearance in the Belgian all-around championships.
Swedish participants: Lovisa Karlsson.
Read more at website of the Belgian Athletics Federation.
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Tuesday 13 February
Half Marathon – Barcelona, Spain (half marathon)
Andreas Almgren broke the Swedish record for 10 kilometers on January 14 in Valencia. Now it’s time to see if he keeps more than double the distance. With him, among others, is Simon Sundström.
Swedish participants: Andreas Almgren and Simon Sundström.
After the race you can see the results here.
Read more at the race’s website.
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Tuesday 13 February
High jump meeting – Banska Bystrica
A World Indoor Tour Silver gala with a high jump focus.
Swedish participants: Melvin Lycke Holm
Read more on competition website.
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