After yesterday's Diamond League gala in Stockholm, the news came that Lovisa Lindh will not get a place in the Swedish World Cup squad that will go to the USA later this summer.
- Lovisa has received no.
It has been difficult to make that decision but I judge that she is too far from being in World Cup form, or too far away from finding it in the little time that is left, the national team captain Kajsa Bergqvist told TT.
"Not where we hoped"
Yesterday's competition at Stockholm's stadium was Lindh's last chance to get the World Cup ticket.
But the 800-meter race turned into a miscalculation where she finished last at 2.03.22.
"I understand Kajsa that I have not performed in recent weeks, I do.
Something (other than 'just bad shape') has haunted, but yesterday was a small step in the right direction.
Not where we hoped, but me and my coach think we could have found our way back in three weeks.
I had hoped for greater confidence that we know what we are doing and have been involved in the decision to go or not, but now I am shifting my focus to the next championship ", Lindh writes in a text message to Sportbladet.
The World Athletics Championships in Eugene, USA starts on July 15.