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Therese Johaug Wins Bjørndalenmila Race

From Aftenposten · () Norwegian

Translated from Norwegian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Former cross-country skier Therese Johaug won the elite women's 10km race at the Bjørndalenmila event.
  • Johaug finished with a time of 32:43, narrowly beating second-place finisher Aebersold after a close competition.
  • Heidi Weng secured third place, finishing a minute behind Johaug.

Therese Johaug, the former cross-country skiing star, claimed victory in the elite women's 10km race at the Bjørndalenmila event on May 23, 2026. She crossed the finish line with a time of 32 minutes and 43 seconds.

Johaug had set a personal goal of running the race in 32:30. She battled for the lead throughout the elite women's category, initially running alongside Heidi Weng and Aebersold. After the 5km mark, Weng fell behind, leaving Johaug and Aebersold to compete for the top spot. Johaug ultimately emerged victorious.

Heidi Weng finished in third place, one minute behind Johaug. The qualification standard for the European Championships 10,000m on the track is 27:50.00 for men and 32:00.00 for women. 10km road races are accepted as qualification if they meet World Athletics criteria, which Bjørndalenmila has secured. In 2021, Johaug met the World Athletics Championships qualifying standard for the 10,000m on the track with a time of 31:32.88.

She had set a goal to run in 32:30 before the race.

· Therese JohaugJohaug's pre-race goal for the 10km event.
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Originally published by Aftenposten in Norwegian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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