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February 14, 2012
Athletics
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Researchers probe track and field sex abuse
Sport: 23 Nov 11
Researchers at Linköping University have been tasked with establishing how common sexual harassment is within Sweden athletics, in the wake of revelations by Olympian Patrik Sjöberg that he was abused by his coach.
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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.
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Former athlete reveals drug taking past
Sport: 6 Aug 11
Former high jump record holder Patrik Sjöberg has revealed how he slipped into a world of drug taking and partying as a way of dealing with his injuries.
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Bolt to pocket millions for Stockholm gala sprint
Sport: 11 Jul 11
Jamaican sprint superstar Usain Bolt has been confirmed as a participant in the Swedish athletics meet DN-Galan, receiving 2 million kronor ($310,000) for his trouble.
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Club 'knew of Olympic coach sex abuse claims'
Society: 13 Jun 11
Officials at a Gothenburg-based sports club have admitted they knew of allegations of sexual abuse against the athletics coach Viljo Nousiainen, recently made public by Olympic high jumper Patrik Sjöberg, but chose not to act.
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Klüft to retire following 2012 London Olympics
Sport: 19 May 11
Swedish heptathlon champion and long jumper Carolina Klüft, who won gold at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, announced on Wednesday she would retire following the London Olympics in 2012.
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Abuse reports rise after Olympian's bombshell
Sport: 8 May 11
The number of reports of child sex abuse more than doubled in Sweden in the days following revelations by former Olympic high jumper Patrik Sjöberg that he was molested by his late coach and stepfather, a children's rights group has said.
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Swedish Olympian in coach sex abuse tell-all
Sport: 28 Apr 11
Revelations that Swedish Olympic high jumper Patrik Sjöberg faced years of sexual abuse by his late coach and stepfather have left the Swedish athletics establishment reeling.
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'Give young criminals ankle monitors': minister
Society: 6 Mar 11
Young offenders in Sweden should be required to wear ankle monitors upon their release from juvenile care facilities, justice minister Beatrice Ask has proposed.
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Hockey wasn't always Sweden's pride on ice
Lifestyle: 7 Oct 10
Sweden’s passion for ice hockey will be on display this weekend when teams from the National Hockey League square off in Stockholm, but the fast-moving sport wasn’t always near and dear to Swedes’ hearts, The Local’s David Landes discovered.
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Swedes host mouth-watering sprint clash
Sport: 5 Aug 10
Friday's Diamond League men's 100 metres in Stockholm is set to be extra special with Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay - the world's three fastest men - meeting for the first time since last year's world championships in Berlin.
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Green flies high to grab last gasp Swedish medal
Sport: 2 Aug 10
Swedish high-jumper Emma Green showed that there is life in Swedish athletics by beating her personal best to clinch a silver medal at the European Championships in Barcelona on Sunday.
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Klüft leaps into European Championships final
Sport: 28 Jul 10
Swedish Olympic champion Carolina Klüft squeaked into Wednesday's long jump final at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona on Tuesday, jumping 6.62m for 12th for the last spot.
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Mum of 11 seeks alcohol smuggling jail pardon
Society: 26 Jul 10
A mother of 11 children sentenced to prison for alcohol smuggling and the illegal sale of alcohol is seeking a pardon to avoid jail time.
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Klüft to compete at Euros despite falling short
Sport: 16 Jul 10
Swedish athlete Carolina Klüft will compete at the European Championships after being given a wild card despite falling short of the minimum qualification distance for the long jump competition at a meet in Karlstad on Thursday.
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What's On in Sweden: Jan. 29th - Feb. 4th
Lifestyle: 27 Jan 10
What’s on in Sweden: Antiques and Reggae in Stockholm, The International Film Festival in Gothenburg, and Ian Brown swaggers into Malmö.
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Charges filed for torture- like parenting methods
National: 26 Oct 09
A Stockholm-area couple have been indicted for using exceedingly harsh methods to raise their children, including hitting them with shoehorns and stabbing them with knives and forks.
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Little Sweden on the Prairie
Travel: 12 Oct 09
Välkommen till Lindsborg - Between barbecued ribs and meatballs, Robert La Bua finds Swedish culture alive and well in Little Sweden, USA.
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What's on in Sweden: August 28 - September 3
Lifestyle: 25 Aug 09
What's on in Sweden: International comedy & classical music festivals in Stockholm; Aero show & international athletics in Gothenburg; Dinosaur Jr in Malmö.
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Thigh injury to keep Klüft out for six months
Sport: 9 Jul 09
Sweden’s Carolina Klüft will miss the world athletics championships in August following a serious injury to her thigh muscle earlier this week.
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Injury could sideline Sweden's Klüft from worlds
Sport: 8 Jul 09
Swedish track and field star Carolina Klüft may not be able to compete in next month's world athletics championships in Berlin, her coach said on Tuesday.
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Swedish schools to offer 'elite' courses
Education: 15 Jan 09
Sweden’s National Agency for Education on Thursday named 10 high schools to participate in a new initiative designed to give top performing students a chance to take university-level courses.
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Do you know who I am?
Lifestyle: 23 Dec 08
When the Swedish tabloids appear more interested in the celebrities of London and Hollywood than their own home-grown offerings, is it any wonder that we foreigners can find it hard to learn who's who in Sweden, asks Ben Kersley.
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Sporty Swedish teens pose for charity calender
Sport: 2 Dec 08
A Swedish girls football club has decided to raise money by producing and selling calendars featuring girls as young as 15-years-old in “athletic poses”.
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Swedes choose computer games over sports: study
Science & Technology: 27 Nov 08
Computer games are nearly three times more popular among Swedes than football and ice hockey combined, according to a new study.
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New study: 'Alcohol and team sports go hand in hand'
Society: 19 Oct 08
A Swedish researcher has warned that the incidence of alcohol abuse within team sports remains a serious problem. Managers are criticized for double standards and condoning the practice.
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Swedish sport 'ignoring gender equality laws'
Sport: 6 Oct 08
Athletics in Sweden fail to live up to demands set by the country’s laws on gender equality, according to an investigation by the Equal Opportunities Ombudsman.
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High jumper Holm announces retirement
Sport: 14 Sep 08
Swedish high jumper Stefan Holm announced his retirement from the sport on Saturday. Holm ended his 20-year 'love affair' with a second place at the World Athletics Final in Stuttgart.
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Klüft: Blonska deserves life ban
Society: 22 Aug 08
Swedish athletics star Carolina Klüft said on Friday she was delighted to hear that Ukrainian heptathlete Lyudmila Blonska would face a life ban after failing a dope test.
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Amnesty rights report won't stop minister's Olympic travel
Politics: 31 Jul 08
The Swedish culture minister Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth (left) plans to travel to the Olympic opening ceremony despite a new report from Amnesty damning China's human rights record.
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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.
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What’s on in Sweden: July 18 – 24
Lifestyle: 17 Jul 08
What’s on: Ice Cube and international athletics in Stockholm, Mamma Mia! in Gothenburg, Solomon Burke and international dance & street festival in Malmö.
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'That's not me, a floozie with big boobs'
Sport: 20 May 08
Swedish athletics star Carolina Klüft has expressed her displeasure over a promotional image combining her likeness with a caricature of Pippi Longstocking.
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What's on in Sweden: May 16 - 22
Lifestyle: 15 May 08
What's on this week in Sweden: Nick Cave in Stockholm, major running event in Gothenburg, musical sailing tour in Malmö.
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‘Break up gaming monopoly’
Politics: 5 May 08
Svenksa Spel’s gaming monopoly ought to be abolished in order to make way for new forms of cultural support, writes the Moderate Party’s Culture Committee.
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Former Swedish minister calls for Olympic boycott
National: 27 Mar 08
Sweden’s athletically-inclined former Minister of Justice Thomas Bodström has suggested that Sweden boycott parts of the Olympic Games in Beijing.
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Liberals call for mandatory sex ed
Education: 6 Mar 08
The Liberal Party wants to remove the option for parents to request exemptions from sex education classes for their children.
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Klüft pulls out of world indoors with thigh injury
Sport: 22 Feb 08
Carolina Klüft has pulled out of next month's world indoor championships because of injury.
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Kallur sets new world record
Sport: 11 Feb 08
The Swedish track star adds shine with the best time in the 60 meter hurdles.
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Sports digest: Hurdler Kallur raises the bar
Sport: 4 Feb 08
Susanna Kallur and Zlatan Ibrahimovic were a couple of bright flashes on a weekend filled with near misses for Sweden's stars of sport.
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Ibrahimovic scoops top sports awards
Sport: 15 Jan 08
Zlatan Ibrahimovic shares a joke with fiancée Helena Seger and show jumping star Malin Baryard at Monday night's Swedish Sports Awards.
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Bergqvist: I quit
Sport: 7 Jan 08
Champion Swedish high-jumper Kajsa Bergqvist says she plans to retire from top-flight athletics, citing a lack of motivation.
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Sports Digest: Wissman sets new Swedish record
Sport: 24 Sep 07
Athletics: Wissman completes fantastic season. Football: Title race heats up. Tennis: Sweden suffers Davis Cup exit.
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Sports digest: US retain Solheim Cup
Sport: 17 Sep 07
Golf: United States secure Solheim victory in Halmstad. Football: Sweden meet North Korea in must-win clash. Athletics: Susanna Kallur peaks at season's end.
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Sports Digest: Sweden closes in on Euro qualification
Sport: 10 Sep 07
Football: Sweden edges closer to Euro 2008. Athletics: Swedish women and Finnish men win the annual international battle. Tennis: Aspelin and Knowle take US Open doubles title.
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Sports digest: Swedish hopes dashed in Osaka
Sport: 3 Sep 07
Athletics: Swedes disappointed with failure to reach the podium. Football: Zlatan back in the groove. Tennis: Johansson and Björkman bow out of US Open.
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Queen Carolina vows to continue
Sport: 27 Aug 07
Rejoicing in an unprecedented third world heptathlon crown and a long-awaited new personal record, Carolina Klüft says she is not yet ready to abdicate as queen of athletes. "How long I'll do this I have no idea," she says.
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Sports digest: Swedes excel in Osaka
Sport: 27 Aug 07
Athletics: Kallur, Mohamed, Holm and Thörnblad keep Swedish flag flying at World Championships. Football: Fabregas strike stops Sven in his tracks.
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Klüft jumps high in heptathlon
Sport: 25 Aug 07
Sweden's heptathlon golden girl Carolina Klüft took a solid early lead in her quest for a record third straight title at the World Athletics Championships in Japan on Saturday.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Television cut-off 'could be sabotage'
National: 9 Aug 07
Disruption to television services for hundreds of thousands of viewers on Tuesday evening may have been due to sabotage, according to network operator Teracom.
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Sports Digest: Swedish clubs march on in Europe
Sport: 30 Jul 07
Football: Elfsborg and Hammarby advance in Europe. Athletics: Susana Kallur breaks track record in Gothenburg. Golf: Henrik
Stenson suffers bizarre disqualification in Hamburg.
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Sports digest: Dog bite sidelines Björn Borg
Sport: 11 Jun 07
Tennis: A vicious dog puts paid to Borg's return to grass. Athletics: Zimbabwean wins second consecutive Stockholm marathon. Football: AIK fail to rediscover last season's form.
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Sports digest: Elmander fires Toulouse into Champions League
Sport: 28 May 07
Johan Elmander scores an invaluable hattrick; Carolina Klüft continues to impress; Sweden's tennis stars prepare for the French Open.
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Sports digest: Sweden tops podium at European athletics championships
Sport: 5 Mar 07
New to The Local: A weekly sports digest following the fortunes of sporting Swedes. This week: Sweden claims athletics gold medals. Zlatan Ibrahimovic rejoins the national team. Dolph Lundgren watches ice hockey in Dallas. And more besides.
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Klüft and Kallur take gold in Birmingham
Sport: 3 Mar 07
Carolina Klüft and Susanna Kallur gave Sweden two out of the four gold medals decided on the opening day of the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Birmingham on Friday.
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Sweden to drop Athletics bid
Sport: 14 Dec 06
The government has said it will not provide financial guarantees to support a bid to stage the International Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. Sweden's Athletics Federation immediately withdrew its bid.
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Gym users flee drugs test
Sport: 26 Nov 06
Ten people at were gym in Uppsala were seen leaving the club "at great speed" on Tuesday after athletics officials turned up to carry out random drug tests.
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Kallur stalker suspect held in custody
Sport: 5 Nov 06
A Swedish court on Saturday detained a man accused of stalking European 100-meter hurdles champion Susanna Kallur, Sweden's TT news agency said. The Frenchman says he loves the athlete.
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Gothenburg athletics championships get doping all-clear
Sport: 8 Sep 06
There were no positive doping cases from 364 controls carried out prior to and during last month's European athletics championships in Sweden, officials said on Friday.
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Swedish football stars booted out of national squad
Sport: 5 Sep 06
Sweden's national football team was enveloped in scandal on Monday night as Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Olof Mellberg and Christian Wilhelmsson were dismissed from the squad due to face Liechtenstein in Gothenburg on Wednesday.
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Athlete admits using cocaine
Sport: 15 Aug 06
Swedish athlete Sven Nylander has admitted using cocaine, following his arrest at the weekend. "It was a terrible error," he says.
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Russians under spotlight over doping find
National: 15 Aug 06
Russian athletes competing in the European Championships in Gothenburg have been signalled out in the media as potential culprits for alleged drug-taking, after syringes were found on Monday.
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Drugs linked to athletics competition
Sport: 14 Aug 06
Police in Gothenburg have found a bag containing performance-enhancing drugs near a hotel where competitors in the European Athletics Championship were staying. No suspects have been named.
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Swedish athletes face drugs questioning
Sport: 13 Aug 06
Three Swedish athletics stars were arrested on Saturday night on suspicion of minor drugs offences.
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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.
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Kallur makes up for Kajsa's bronze
Sport: 12 Aug 06
Reigning world high jump champion Kajsa Bergqvist disappoints, gaining only a bronze in Gothenburg. But Swedes are given something to smile about by Susanna Kallur's gold.
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Swedish athlete in drunken rampage
Sport: 8 Aug 06
A Swedish shot-putter has been accused of assaulting a security guard after he got drunk at the European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. He was earlier eliminated from his event.
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Protests against Israeli athletes
Politics: 8 Aug 06
Around 1,000 people marched in Gothenburg on Monday to protest against the participation of Israeli athletes in the European Athletics Championships in the city.
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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.
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Henke's homecoming: the return of the King
Lifestyle: 13 Jul 06
Sweden has provided the world with countless sporting overachievers, but Henrik Larsson has captured the nation's imagination. And his return to Sweden is seeing him feted like a king, reports Eddie de Oliveira.
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Rickardsson and Pärson rule Swedish sport
Sport: 17 Jan 06
Speedway star Tony Rickardsson and downhill skiing sensation Anja Pärson picked up the big prizes at Monday night's Sports Gala - and the reaction was a resounding "about time".
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Bergqvist jumps for gold
Sport: 9 Aug 05
It's gold and bronze for Sweden in the high jump as Kajsa Bergqvist makes a remarkable comeback from injury and Emma Green leaps into the Swedish public consciousness.
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Expressen ditches athletics deal after Klüft boycott
Sport: 5 Aug 05
Tabloid paper Expressen has axed its sponsorship of the Swedish athletics team after two star atheletes refused to wear its logo. Expressen had criticised Olympic champion Carolina Klüft's relationship with Patrik Kristiansson.
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Olympic gold medallist commits suicide
Sport: 18 Nov 04
What's wrong with Sweden's mental health system?
Wrestling champion Mikael Ljungberg, one of Sweden's most popular sportsmen, was found dead at Mölndal hospital on Wednesday. The country mourns, and once again the psychiatric care system is under fire.
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