At the international athletics tournament in Sweden, Russian Valeriya Andreeva won the gold medal in the 400m hurdles, showing a result of 56.55 s.

At a similar distance in the men's race, another representative of Russia, Timofey Chaly, won the bronze medal. His compatriot Sofia Palkina won a gold medal in the hammer throwing sector.

Earlier, Russian high jumper Maria Lasitsken said she did not regret her criticism of the VFLA.