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In this photo taken on Thursday, April 30, 2020, horse race at the Bergsaker racecourse in Vasternorrland, Sweden. Swedish trotting is one of only a handful of European sports to have persevered during the coronavirus outbreak while competitions elsewhere shut down across the continent. That’s not just good news for the 40,000 people working in the equestrian sector in Sweden. It’s something of a savior for betting companies and gamblers around the world who have been starved of their usual diet of top-class sport in Europe. (AP Photo/Steve Douglas)
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