The first athletes to receive the go-ahead are no major surprises.

Half of the squad are medalists from the indoor European Championships 2021 - and the others have performed well during the indoor season so far, according to Bergqvist.

Super promise Julia Wennersten hit with a new personal best already in January and then passed the World Cup qualifying limit 8.16 with a margin - 8.14.


When the 21-year-old then competed in Berlin, she was not quite as fast and ended up outside the final down 8.25 - but in Nordenkampen in Uppsala she was again down to a fast 8.17.

- Behind Armand Duplantis who is gold favorite, there are many who can participate and fight for medal so it is a strong squad, says Bergqvist in the press release.

The Indoor World Cup will be decided on March 18-20.

"Unusual"

Yesterday, the 800-meter specialist Lovisa Lindh said that she is giving up the World Indoor Championships and instead is fully investing in this summer's two outdoor championships.

- It is unusual that there are two championships in the same summer and this was the best plan considering them, Lovisa Lindh told SVT Sport.

The 2022 Outdoor World Cup will be decided July 15-24 in Oregon, USA and the European Outdoor Championships in Munich August 15-21.

CUTTING: khaddi sagnia won back - equaled his seasonal best in Torun (22 February)

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Khaddi sagnia won back - equaled his seasonal best in Torun Photo: Photo Agency / Moving SVT