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Vikingarännet
Vikingarännet, (The Viking Run), is a long distance ice skating race and tour skating event between Uppsala and Stockholm in Sweden. The race length is about 80 km. There is also a shorter 50 km event called Vikingaturen. Name The event is named because it follows historical water transportation routes on Lake Mälaren which have been used since the so-called Viking times, ca 1000 CE. History The first race was in 1999 when about 4000 skaters participated. The event had to be cancelled in 2000 and 2002 due to poor ice conditions on the planned race date, and again in 2008 due to nearly complete absence of ice all through the winter along the planned route. Beginning in 2003, the race date is only set a few weeks beforehand, depending on short term predictions of ice conditions. Beginning in 2006 most of the 80 km course, called Vikingaslingan, was kept ploughed for the entire three-month skating season, not just for the race event. List of winners * 1999 - Hotz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sporting Events In Sweden
{{Short description, none This is a list of sporting events in Sweden that are held on an annual basis. Open to everyone * Alliansloppet - 16, 32 & 48km roller skiing event in Trollhättan World biggest rollerski race * Broloppet - Swedish/Danish road running (half marathon) event across the Oresund Bridge * Convinistafetten - A relay race for corporate teams around Laduviken * Engelbrektsloppet - 60 km cross-country skiing event in Västmanland *Gothia Cup - youth football tournament in Gothenburg * Gotland runt - sailing event around the island of Gotland *Göteborgsvarvet - road running (half marathon) event in Gothenburg *Lidingöloppet - 30 km cross country running event in Lidingö *O-Ringen - multiday orienteering race *Partille Cup - youth handball tournament in Gothenburg *Stockholm Marathon - marathon in Stockholm *Tiomila - An orienteering relay event *Tjejmilen - 10 km cross country running event for women in Djurgården, open for girls and women only *Tj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridgetunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of , with around 87% of Swedes residing in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden has a nature dominated by forests and a large amount of lakes, including some of the largest in Europe. Many long rivers run from the Scandes range through the landscape, primarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |