Earlier this spring, the message came that both the Summer Olympics in Tokyo and the Athletics European Championships in Paris were postponed.
It caused the stalwart Angelica Bengtsson to lose some motivation. There was simply nothing to train for the next six months.
But after the recent days announcement that the Diamond League, the Bauhaus gala in Stockholm, will be out on August 23 and that Finnkampen is scheduled for September 4-5, the 26-year-old has received the training joy back.
- It was a new trend that we got new dates. It was fun. Now you should not hope too much. But I should still be prepared and it will be more fun to work out now, ”she tells SVT Sport.
Bengtsson says that during the corona pandemic she spent more time studying. However, the amount of exercise is still higher than it normally is this year.
- In some way I train a bit more now that there are no competitions that are disturbing. Now on Saturday I really should have started the season on a small competition. It has been tough to train hard without having any competition ahead, so it is nice to have something to train for now.