Hanna-Mia Persdotter was Sweden's best female pole vaulter in the early 2000s. For a period of time, she took painkiller injections every workout to be able to jump.
When a doctor did not want to give me a syringe, I found a new one, she says in SVT Sport's series "The Elite Sports Prize" She is not alone in having pain in her body after her elite career. More than half state that they currently have physical pain as a result of their sports career.