In the clip, you hear Alhaji Jeng talk about his experience of racism 

On a football field in Lövgärdet, the then 14-year-old Alhaji Jeng decided to go his own way and invest in athletics.

From the childhood home in Angered, he traveled collectively about an hour one easy way to get to the athletics house and Slottsskogsvallen 20 km away, at the other end of town.

The contrast between the two worlds was great. 

- It was a bit friction in the beginning, but when I came up in the junior national team, there was more focus on sports and ethnicity became secondary, says Alhaji Jeng. 

His career went up quickly and as a 25-year-old he took silver during the Indoor World Championships in Moscow 2006 at 5.70 meters in pole vault.

But it is with mixed feelings that he competed for Sweden.

- Sweden is the best country in the world, but there is a feeling in the experience of what you have experienced that does not go away.

Do I belong or do I not belong? 

George Floyd's death became the focal point

When the film about George Floyd who fought for his life under the lap of an American policeman, spread across the world and the movement "Black lives matter" emerged, Alhaji Jeng found for the first time a platform where he could raise issues he had long pushed away.  

- I have never discussed racism before, but realized that I have had a free pass with my career.

At the same time, I have also been through a lot, he says. 

Athletes share experiences in documentaries

In the documentary series "Blue-yellow heroes", Alhaji Jeng meets several in Sweden's sports elite who also have experience of racism in and outside sports.  

- I hope that this can shed light on the issue and make more people recognize themselves, he says.

"Blue and Yellow Heroes" premieres on SVT Play on May 6.