Sport | Track and field |
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Founded | 1896 |
Country | Sweden |
The Swedish Athletics Championships (Swedish: Svenska mästerskapen i friidrott) is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Swedish Athletics Association, which serves as the national championship for the sport in Sweden.[1]
The event was first held in 1896 and events for women were added to the schedule in 1927. Separate annual championship events are held for cross country running, road running and racewalking events. There is also a Swedish Indoor Athletics Championships.[2]