A team of 16 athletes was
announced to represent the country
in the event. The most prominent members of the squad are Olympic gold
medalists triple jumper
Christian Olsson and heptathlete Carolina Klüft, who starts in this year's long
jump competition.[1] The team includes one athlete invited by the IPC for exhibition events: Gunilla Wallengren, 800m T54 (wheelchair) women.[2]