European gold and a Swedish record of 51.13 in 2012. A lot has happened in Moa’s life since then. She became a mother of two but for the past year has focussed on returning to sprinting at an international level.
– The goal is the European Championships in Berlin. I’m at a stage now where I need to qualify and run times I haven’t run for several years but based on my training I’m optimistic and those times feel as if they are within reach, she explained.
”Impatient”
2015 was the last time she started in a Diamond League competition and now she’s making her comeback at her favourite distance of 400m and attempting the qualifying time of 53.40 on home ground at BAUHAUS-galan in June.
– It will be great. Especially competing at a really major meeting again. Stockholm Olympic Stadium is my home ground. I train there every day and I’m so impatient just thinking about it, Moa beamed.
The aim was a Swedish Championship medal – and she won gold
Moa is at a 10-day training camp in Portugal at the moment, to sharpen up her fitness. The recent indoor season resulted in a Swedish gold medal at 400m. But that Moa chose to focus on 400m again was not so obvious before the season.
– My coach and I had actually planned that I’d run some shorter distances but I had a craving to compete at my showcase event. It didn’t progress as quickly as I wanted, mainly because I didn’t have the stamina. However, I’d set a goal to win a medal at the Swedish Championships, ideally gold, and I pulled it off, she concluded.
Patrik Åman och Jonas Hedman
03 May, 2018
