Expectation is wonderful but for some sportsmen and women, it is not always easy to live up to the pressure. In the final part of our look back to great moments in the history of the European Athletics Indoor Championships, we return to the previous edition, in Gothenburg 2013, and an athlete who delivered just as her country had hoped.
The noise around the Scandinavium Arena grew with every lap as Abeba Aregawi produced a spectacular show to win gold in the 1500m for Sweden at their home European Athletics Indoor Championships.
But she did not just triumph; she tore the rest of the field apart.
The statistics tell the story as Aregawi's winning time of 4:04.47 was almost 10 seconds ahead of the silver medallist, Spain's Isabel Macias, in 4:14.19 with Poland's Katarzyna Broniatowska third in 4:14.30.
It was no surprise that Aregawi won gold. She was the clear favourite in the build up to the event and she was always going to be hard to peg back.
But championship races are not supposed to be like this.
Yet Aregawi was in such a run of form that confidence seemed to sweep through her from the moment the gun fired. She had looked relaxed when she stepped out on to the track, waving to the crowd, and her mood never changed.
Aregawi eased to the front after the first lap and was never passed, gradually stretching her lead. Stunning, clinical and incredible to watch, she just moved further clear by dictating the whole race and rarely in the history of any major championship could the outcome of a 1500m final have been decided so quickly.
The home crowd responded and their excitement grew as she reached the bell, hardly letting her pace drop, before crossing the line to confirm her brilliant win.
'The Swedish crowd supported me very well,' said Aregawi. 'It feels wonderful.'
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