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M E L L BY G Å R D I N S O C I E T Y – S P O RTS A N D H E A LT H
LENA MALMSTRÖM AND FABULOUS FIDELIE AIMING FOR THE 2024
PARALYMPICS
Lena Malmström made her debut in para-dressage at the age international starts await in 2023. Their long-term goal is to qualify
of 47, but she has participated in equestrian sports since for the Paralympics in Paris in 2024. With the help of sponsorship
childhood. Since then her career has gone from strength to from Mellby Gård, they can take the next step towards achieving this
strength, and with her own horse, Fabulous Fidelie, she has enjoyed goal.
great success. Fabulous Fidelie is the third highest ranked horse in
Sweden, after Henrik von Eckerman’s horse King Edward and Jens “The future looks bright, and receiving support from Mellby Gård
Fredricsson’s horse Markans Cosmopolit. means a great deal to us,” says Lena Malmström. “Fabulous Fidelie
and I have been incredibly well taken care of by Mellby Gård’s
2022 has been a particularly good year due to Fabulous Fidelie professional equestrian staff, Anneli Maja Emretsson and Norse
being on excellent form. Alfredsson. We want to thank you for your support, and I’ll do
everything I can to make you proud of us!”
“My horse Fabulous Fidelie has been in absolute top form this year,
but we still have more to give!” says Lena Malmström. “The year Lena Malmström
began with our first international win, which was followed by double
wins at the Nordic Championships. We also won a gold medal at the
Swedish Championships and were in the top three internationally
several times. At the end of July we took part in the World
Championships in Herning, finishing in an admirable sixth place.”
The European Championships in Reisenberg, the Nordic
Championships, the Swedish Championships and several
FC ROSENGÅRD AND THE
TIM BERGLING FOUNDATION: FOR A BETTER DAY
Year after year, women’s soccer club FC Rosengård shows the a sense of belonging, FC Rosengård and Mellby Gård hope to reverse
importance of working together to achieve further success. this trend. Together with the Tim Bergling Foundation, the club
Including this year’s league and cup wins, their total number organizes discussions and training to generate an understanding of
of wins is thirteen Swedish Championship golds, six Swedish Cups mental ill-health and a discussion platform for children, young people
and four Super Cups. While the club continues to reap sporting and coaches. The club provided mental health training for over 500
victories, FC Rosengård is also increasing its social commitments. FC coaches and players in 2022.
Rosengård collaborated in 2022 with the Tim Bergling Foundation,
founded by the parents of artist and songwriter Tim Bergling – also On 14 October FC Rosengård wore an exclusive match kit
known as Avicii. The Foundation is actively involved in various developed with the Tim Bergling Foundation featuring quotes from
initiatives aimed at preventing mental health problems among the club’s youth players. The quotes described the ways in which
children and young people. soccer makes them feel good. In addition to Mellby Gård’s ongoing
commitment to the club, they lent the club their sponsorship space
Mental ill-health among this group has increased in recent years, on the stand for this purpose. After the match, the shirts were
something FC Rosengård and Mellby Gård take very seriously. By auctioned off to benefit the club’s continued efforts to prevent
creating opportunities for physical activity and giving young people mental ill-health – #ForABetterDay.
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