That year Kallur, in her biggest achievement to date, claimed the 100 m hurdles title at the European Championships in front of her home crowd in Gothenburg.

The Swedish team had grounds for appeal, as eventual winner Michelle Perry had crossed over into Kallur's lane, possibly interfering.

[3][4] After the World Championships, Kallur won the three remaining Golden League events in Berlin, Zürich and Brussels, posting a personal best in the German capital and beating Perry in all three races.

She was then the clear favourite for the World Indoor title in Valencia, Spain and won her heat in 7.87 seconds, but did not start the semi-finals, pulling out injured.

[5] She briefly returned to competition in 2010 running a time of 12.78 s in New York City to finish seventh and coming fourth over 100 m hurdles in the first division of the European Cup.

They are daughters of the ice hockey player Anders Kallur, who won four Stanley Cup championships with the New York Islanders, and his wife Lisa.

Number two in the vote was the Swedish national men's ice hockey team, which won Olympic gold and World Championships in 2006.