She is in the middle of the final preparations for the season premiere on June 2 in Montreuil, France.

- It is always good to get a little hard workouts on the track, then I become confident and can fully trust that I am in shape, and just drive on, says Lovisa Lindh.

It is a season when both the World Cup and the European Championships await.

With the strong results in 2021, she is already qualified.

Five times she ran 800 meters in less than 2 minutes and the fastest was at the Diamond League in Brussels when the clock stopped at 1.59.49.

"Was hugely disappointed"

With that, she also took one of eight tickets to the Diamond League's season finale.

- It really gave a receipt that… ..I would have had my place, I was saying, but in any case that I was good, she says to SVT Sport.

The place she says she should have been at the Tokyo Olympics, but she never got there.

She was 26 hundredths above the qualifying limit set by SOK and they also did not think she had a chance in the top eight.

Then it did not matter that she passed the international qualifying limit.

- I was extremely disappointed.

That I know that if I had lived in any other country, I would have been sent with joy.

SOK reviews the selection criteria

It was not the first time the criteria were questioned, but her situation again provoked a storm of criticism against SOK and after a motion by the Swedish Athletics Association, among others, it was decided at the annual meeting in April this year to review the selection criteria.

- That's great.

I really hope that no one else will have to have what I had last summer, says Lovisa Lindh who is now looking ahead.

- I will never understand.

But I can not change anything, it is as it is.

And it should not ruin the years I have left of my career, she says.

Now the WC awaits in July and the EC in August.

Two chances to run championships again, it's three years since last.

She has received good signs of training and is doing the last explosive training to find the right form of competition.

She is aiming for the personal record of 1.58.77.

No matter what awaits, it's not about taking revenge.

- I do not need to take revenge on anyone.

I do not need that.

I ran great last year, I hope to run great this year.

But I do not have to prove it to anyone other than myself, says Lovisa Lindh to SVT Sport.