Last week more than 200 Swedish athletes and coaches gathered for an Olympic Camp in Stockholm, three intense days of team building, learning and sharing.
"We will build on this towards Tokyo. We think our team spirit was one key to successful games in Rio and PyeongChang. We have high goals for our team in Japan and this Camp was the perfect stepping stone towards Tokyo," said Peter Reinebo, Chef de Mission for the Swedish Team in Tokyo.
Fifteen athletes and five teams were the first to get tickets to compete in 2020. A group headlined by swimmer Sarah Sjöström, a three-time medalist in Rio four years ago.
During Olympic Camp Olof Stenhammar was given SOC’s highest honor, the plague of merit in gold, which he was awarded by SOC’s Secretary General Gunilla Lindberg. Stenhammar was vital in the process to start Sweden’s Top and Talent program more than 20 years ago. He also made a private donation of 1 million Euro to found SOC’s talent development.
"The Olympics has been my dream since I was a small boy, when I was eleven I made plans to host the games in my home town of Finspång," said a teary-eyed Stenhammar when given his golden plaque.
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