One of the first branches was mountain biking in the middle of central Linköping.

- "It went well but there were some difficult obstacles.

The course was great fun and very technical, says Linnea Svensson who competed.

Waited long

There were also many spectators at Stora Torget who had been looking forward to the Swedish Championship week for a long time.

Both young and old.

- When it became clear that it would come to Linköping, we wrote it down early in the almanac.

It will be great fun, says Mariann Wallberg who was there to check.

The competitions will last until Sunday and end with the finals in swimming at Tinnerbäcksbadet.