Nora Lindahl, 21, has changed Sweden for Finland.
Now she has struck with a super time that would have meant a new Swedish record.
– I am completely in shock, says Lindahl Howl.
Lindahl ran 100 meters in 11.15 seconds in Joensuu, Finland.
She is approaching the Finnish record of 11.13 seconds, but the time would have meant a new Swedish record.
– I can’t understand that I ran so fast. If I had gotten a good start, it would have been a Finnish record. It’s a bit sour but it will come, says Lindahl.
After the change of nationality, Lindahl cannot break the Swedish record and therefore Linda Haglund’s 11.16 seconds is still the fastest in the record books.
But it seems to be only a matter of time before Lindahl breaks Helinä Marjamaa’s Finnish record.
A track and field athlete who changes nationality receives a waiting period of three years, during which time one is not allowed to participate in international championships. But the Finnish Athletics Federation applied about shortening the waiting period and Lindahl will be allowed to compete for Finland at the 2028 Olympics.
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