The epidemic more or less forced him to abandon the orientation.
Tonight, 21-year-old Samuel Bellstrom ran 1,500m in the seventh-fastest time ever for a Swede.
– He is strong, he says after success.
Samuel Bellstrom had great promise as a consultant, but when the pandemic hit in full force and paralyzed the world this year, he had to rethink.
“All steering competitions were closed, so I started trying to run a little bit on the track and my current coach, Ulf Friberg, intercepted me and since then I’ve stayed,” Bellstrom says.
around.
Because at tonight’s Bauhaus concert in front of the Swedish fans in the Stockholm stadium, he hit a giant time of 1,500 metres.
‘Just a matter of time’
Billstrom finished fifth in the race with a time of 3.37.23 – a new personal record of over a second and the seventh-fastest time ever for a Swede over the distance.
– Yes, it is strong. It was very good pressure in the stands and I really felt it, he says.
Do you know you have this in you?
– Yes Yes. The exercises you did well last year. You’ve made great strides, so this will only be a matter of time.
How are your thoughts going when you look forward now?
– I’ve had this summer to try to qualify for the European Championships (mid-August, editor’s note). I was a little behind the qualifying limit of 3.36.50 but I hope to join the rankings. we will see.
Kajsa Burjqvist must be admired in the stands?
– And so, at once, Sager Samuel Bellstrom.
Berglund’s comeback
In the same race Thursday night, Kaley Berglund, 26, made a dramatic comeback after the mental illness he contracted after the Tokyo Olympics last summer.
Berglund finished seventh at 3.39.92.