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Swedish triple jumper Olsson quits ahead of London Olympics

Sport: 14 May 12
Swedish Olympic gold medalist triple jumper Christian Olsson is abandoning his bid to compete at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, the one-time world record holder said as he announced on Monday he was retiring from the sport. READ »

Swedish medal hopes scarce at athletics worlds

Sport: 26 Aug 11
Chances look slim for Sweden’s 16 athletes at the IAAF World Championships 2011 which open in the South Korean city of Daegu this weekend. READ »

Olsson to carry Swedish flag

Sport: 8 Aug 08
Injured triple jump giant Christian Olsson will lead the Swedish team into the Beijing National Stadium for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on Friday. READ »

Christian Olsson injury mars DN Gala track meet

National: 23 Jul 08
A thigh muscle injury to Christian Olsson, the defending Olympic triple jump champion, soured the DN Gala for Swedish fans in Stockholm on Tuesday. Olsson will now miss out on Beijing and his career could be over. READ »

Swedish triple jump champ on comeback trail

Sport: 26 Jun 08
Sweden's Olympic triple jump champion Christian Olsson, who has been out injured for almost a year, will take part in a meeting in Madrid next week. READ »

Injury forces Olympic champion Olsson out of worlds

Sport: 21 Aug 07
Triple Jump champion Christian Olsson has ruled himself out of the World Championships after pulling a hamstring in training. He is also withdrawing from all competition for the rest of the season. READ »

Sports digest: Eriksson delights in derby victory

Sport: 20 Aug 07
Football: Eriksson's flying start continues at Man City. Golf: Finn wins Scandinavian Masters. Athletics: Preview of Sweden's chances at the World Championships. READ »

Sports digest: Iranian women barred from karate competition

Sport: 13 Aug 07
Karate: Eleven Iranian women barred from karate competition for refusing to remove their veils. Football: Goal for Elmander, red card for Källström, good start for Eriksson. Athletics: Sweden may have a new triple jump star on its hands. READ »

Christian Olsson takes gold

Sport: 12 Aug 06
Sweden's Christian Olsson wins the men's triple jump at the European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg on Saturday. READ »

Gothenburg gears up for European athletics week

Sport: 6 Aug 06
The European Athletics Championships gets under way in Gothenburg on Monday with a host of Olympic and world champions looking to add a continental title to their accolades. READ »

Sweden's Olsson withdraws from World Championships

Sport: 20 Jul 05
Disappointment for Swedish triple jump hero Christian Olsson, as a foot injury forces him to withdraw from next month's World Championships in Helsinki. READ »

King leads the singing on Victoria's birthday

National: 14 Jul 05
'Victoria Day' has become part of the Swedish calendar: a thousand well-wishers, a bunch of sports stars, and a stage full of celebs join the fun as Crown Princess Victoria turns 28. READ »

Olympics: Sweden doesn't do too badly after all

Sport: 27 Aug 04
There's nothing like a fistful of medals to make a country proud. Granted, Sweden hasn't quite won a fistful, but after a barren start things certainly picked up in week two. READ »

Olympics Special

Sport: 20 Aug 04
Sweden is a small country with big sporting expectations. But does it have the athletes to deliver the goods? The Local separates the Olympians from the Tourists in Sweden's team - so now you can go table tennis-crazy too. READ »


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