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Swedish shot putters miss out on European Championship medals

From Svenska Dagbladet · () Swedish

Translated from Swedish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Swedish shot putters Fanny Roos and Axelina Johansson failed to medal at the European Championships in Birmingham.
  • Roos finished fourth with a throw of 19.05 meters, narrowly missing a medal.
  • Johansson, the indoor world bronze medalist, was eliminated after three throws with a best of 18.18 meters, expressing disappointment with her performance.

Swedish shot putter Axelina Johansson expressed frustration after a disappointing performance at the European Championships in Birmingham, where she failed to reach the final. Johansson, who secured an indoor world bronze medal in March, managed a best throw of 18.18 meters, which was not enough to place her among the top eight competitors. "It was really bad. Threw so badly," Johansson told SVT. She had thrown 18.29 meters in the qualification round.

It was really bad. Threw so badly.

— Axelina Johanssoncommenting on her performance in the European Championships final.

Johansson cited a long season as a contributing factor to her fatigue. "I just feel like it's been a long season, I just want to be done," she said, adding, "I felt when I warmed up that this was going to be tough."

I just feel like it's been a long season, I just want to be done.

— Axelina Johanssonexplaining her fatigue during the competition.

Fanny Roos, another Swedish competitor and the national record holder, finished in fourth place with a throw of 19.05 meters. While close to a medal position, she also narrowly missed out on a podium finish.

I felt when I warmed up that this was going to be tough.

— Axelina Johanssondescribing her pre-competition feelings.
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Originally published by Svenska Dagbladet in Swedish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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