The flagship sports directive of Sweden’s state-owned gambling and lotteries monopoly received applications of 353 athletes from 36 different Swedish sports federations to join its 2023/2024 programme.
Scholarship recipients will receive SEK 50,000 (€4,500) in financial support from Svenska Spel, alongside access to athlete resources such as sports psychology, medicine and mentoring offered by Riksidrottsförbundets.
Nicklas Biverståhl, who oversees the Scholarship programme for Svenska Spel, commented: “Svenska Spel is Swedish sports’ biggest sponsor, and talent development is very close to our hearts.
“Combining an elite investment with studies requires a lot of will and we are happy to help the scholarship holders realize their dreams. It’s especially fun to se..