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Filippa Engström runs 7.36 at Växjö meet, close behind top sprinter

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  • Filippa Engström ran 7.36 seconds at the Quality Hotel Games in Växjö on January 16.
  • The 19-year-old sprinter finished just 0.03 seconds behind Sweden's top sprinter Julia Henriksson.
  • Engström aims to make sprinting her career and live off athletics after finishing school.

Filippa Engström, who competes for Västerås Friidrottsklubb, is fully committed to focusing on short distances, including 60 meters indoors, 100 meters outdoors, and 200 meters. The specific event or competition at the Quality Hotel Games has not been disclosed. Reflecting on her performance, Engström said, "The whole race felt so good.

" She expressed her long-term ambitions, stating, "I want to continue with athletics my whole life and, if one should dream big, I want to be able to live off it. " During the event, Engström was challenged by an SVT reporter, but the outcome or result of that challenge remains unknown. Her future competition plans and current school or educational status are also not specified.

The whole race felt so good. I was in good shape and I already felt before during the warm-up that it would go well, because it felt so incredibly good in my body.

Filippa Engström, Athlete for Västerås Friidrottsklubb

I want to continue with athletics my whole life and, if one should dream big, I want to be able to live off it. Sprint should be my everyday life when I finish school, so I am going all in.

Filippa Engström, Athlete for Västerås Friidrottsklubb
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