The 2008 Women's Bandy World Championship took place in

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and Karlsbyheden,

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, between 13 and 16 February. It was the fourth

Women's Bandy World Championship The Women's Bandy World Championships is an international sports tournament for women and the premier international competition for women's bandy between bandy-playing nations. The tournament is administrated by the Federation of International B ...

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. Sweden won the final against

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5-2 and became world champions for the fourth time.

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won the bronze final 5-3 against

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Participating teams

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Venues

Results

Table

Finals

Medals

References

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Women's World Championship,2008

Bandy World Championship The Bandy World Championship is a competition between bandy-playing nations' men's teams. The tournament is administrated by the Federation of International Bandy. It is distinct from the Bandy World Cup, a club competition, and from the Wom ...

February 2008 sports events in Europe Sport in Borlänge Sports competitions in Dalarna County