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Swedish high jumper Louise Ekman qualifies for World Indoor Championships

Key Points
  • Louise Ekman qualified for the World Indoor Championships with a personal record of 1.96 meters.
  • The championships will take place in Torun, Poland, from March 20 to 22.
  • Other Swedish athletes selected include Armand Duplantis, Wilma Nielsen, and Samuel Pihlström.

Swedish high jumper Louise Ekman has qualified for the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Torun, Poland, which will be held from March 20 to 22. 96 meters at a competition in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, last week, making her the joint sixth-best in the world this season. This is the highest indoor jump by a Swedish woman in twelve years.

10 meters. Other Swedish athletes selected for the championships include 1,500-meter runners Wilma Nielsen and Samuel Pihlström, and shot putters Axelina Johansson, Fanny Roos, and Wictor Petersson. The list may be updated with additional athletes.

17 meters in February. SVT will broadcast the championships starting at 10:00 on March 20.

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