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Sportshour: The secrets of Norway's sporting success

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25/06/2022 GMT

The secrets of Norway's sporting success

BBC World Service - Sportshour, The secrets of Norway's sporting success

The secrets behind Norway's surprising rise to the top of world sport

Is it something in the water, mountains, or fjords of Norway that creates super human athletes!? We discover the secrets behind Norway's surprising rise to the top of world sport

Is there something in the water, in the mountains, in the fjords of Norway that creates super human athletes? 

Norway is the most successful Winter Olympic nation of all time yet they had a surprisingly successful Summer Games in Tokyo. Norway won gold on the track in world record time, the fastest Paralympian on earth is Norwegian, they even picked up gold in beach volleyball!  They also have one of the most sought after players in men's football in Erling Haalandand, and Ada Hegerberg is an icon of the women's game. Norway have just had their first tennis grand slam finalist and boast the reigning chess world champion too.

Katie Smith investigates what we can learn from the secrets of how this small nation famed for its skiing and snow has also found the formula for gold in the summer Games and beyond.

PHOTO: Norway's Karsten Warholm reacts after winning and breaking the world record in the men's 400m hurdles final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on August 3, 2021. (Credit: JAVIER SORIANO/AFP via Getty Images)

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