IVSM Recap – Three Great Days in Västerås / Sweden
Swedish Masters Athletics Championships Indoor 2021(IVSM)
Håkan Eriksson set a M60 indoor 3.000-meter world record of 9:40.12
Barbro Bobäck clocked a new W75 indoor 200-meter dash European record crossing the line in 35.36
Henrik Astfors, Head of Office, Västerås FK: “After about 970 starts, 227 newly crowned Swedish champions, 1 world record, 1 European record and 8 Swedish records, we close the doors to IVSM 2021 in Västerås. We are happy to look back on a successful event. Many athletes were happy to be back and be able to compete again after the pandemic. The host city Västerås will now evaluate and analyze the championship and arrange an even bigger and better one in March 2022 when IVSM returns to the city.”
The sporting balance sheet of IVSN
1 World Record (WR), 1 European Record (ER), 8 Swedish Records
- WR*: M60 3.000m 9:40.12 Håkan Eriksson (Previous mark: 9:41.24 Thomas Hughes IRL)
- ER*: W75 200m 35.36 Barbro Bobäck (Previous mark: 35.78 Riet Jonkers, NED)
* pending ratification
Organisation and Presentation
- All events were broadcast live
- Results appeared promptly on the internet
Appreciation – Premiums
- Medals in each discipline
- Big trophy for the club with the most points
- The Scandic hotel chain will donate a breakfast ticket for each Swedish record and a free overnight stay in any Scandic hotel for each world record.
Source/Reference: # https://www.vasterasfriidrott.se/veteran-sm-inomhus-2021/
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