The Local Sweden https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Athletics champion Klüft ends career Former Olympic and world heptathlon champion Carolina Klüft brought her career to an end on Saturday, claiming her body can no longer take the strain. https://www.thelocal.se/20120826/42830 Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:11:00 +0200 42830 Klüft injury puts Olympic hopes in doubt Swedish long jumper Carolina Klüft has been left with a race to be fit for the London Olympics after pulling out of a meet in Finland on Sunday with a leg injury. https://www.thelocal.se/20120722/42168 Sun, 22 Jul 2012 20:10:00 +0200 42168 Klüft to retire following 2012 London Olympics Sweden's three-time world heptathlon champion Carolina Klüft, who now competes in the long jump, will retire after the London Olympics in 2012. https://www.thelocal.se/20110519/33858 Thu, 19 May 2011 08:53:00 +0200 33858 Klüft leaps into European Championships final Swedish Olympic champion Carolina Klüft squeaked into Wednesday's long jump final at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona on Tuesday, jumping 6.62m for 12th for the last spot. https://www.thelocal.se/20100728/28048 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:39:00 +0200 28048 Klüft: Blonska deserves life ban Swedish athletics star Carolina Klüft said on Friday she hoped Ukrainian heptathlete Lyudmila Blonska would face a life ban after failing a dope test at the Beijing Olympics. https://www.thelocal.se/20080822/13884 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:32:00 +0200 13884 Klüft suffers early long jump exit Sweden's Carolina Klüft has been eliminated from the women's long jump final in Beijing after failing to make the cut. https://www.thelocal.se/20080822/13876 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:59:00 +0200 13876 Klüft prepares for long jump podium bid Sweden's Carolina Klüft will bid to break a second consecutive Russian podium sweep in the women's Olympic long jump, the heats for which take place on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20080817/13752 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:06:00 +0200 13752 Klüft falls short in triple jump qualifying Popular Swedish athlete and former Olympic heptathlon champ Carolia Klüft has failed to qualify for the final of the triple jump event at the Beijing games. https://www.thelocal.se/20080815/13736 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:39:00 +0200 13736 New horizons for heptathlon queen Klüft Swedish golden girl Carolina Klüft is determined to bag two gold medals at the Beijing Olympics after renouncing the defence of her heptathlon crown due to lack of motivation. https://www.thelocal.se/20080707/12882 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:20:00 +0200 12882 Klüft: 'Ban dopers from Olympics for life' Olympic heptathlon champion Carolina Klüft of Sweden said on Monday British sprinter Dwain Chambers and other such drug cheats should not be allowed to compete in Olympic Games. https://www.thelocal.se/20080701/12754 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:27:00 +0200 12754 'That's not me, a floozie with big boobs' Swedish athletics star Carolina Klüft has expressed her displeasure with arrangers Scottishathletics for combining her likeness with a caricature of Pippi Longstocking for a press conference promoting an upcoming competition. https://www.thelocal.se/20080520/11886 Tue, 20 May 2008 14:09:00 +0200 11886 Klüft still pondering Olympic title defence Carolina Klüft has again hinted that she might abandon her attempt to defend her Olympic heptathlon title in August in order to concentrate solely on a single event at the Beijing Games. https://www.thelocal.se/20080218/10026 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:49:00 +0100 10026