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Sarah Sjöström and Armand Duplantis won Olympic gold in Paris.
Now both are rewarded with unique luxury gifts after their heroic efforts.
– It’s a fun thing and feels really cool, says “Mondo” to Aftonbladet.
During the summer Olympics in Paris was Sarah Sjostrom and Armand Duplantis the big blue-yellow gold heroes. Sjöström exceeded all expectations by winning gold in both the 50 and 100 meter freestyle, while “Mondo” totally stole the show with Olympic gold and a new world record.
Sjöström & Mondo
Now both Olympic gold medalists have been reunited at home in Stockholm a couple of weeks after the historic efforts in Paris. The star duo is simultaneously rewarded with two incredibly generous luxury gifts in their honor.
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Their common sponsor, Polestar, has given each a gold-colored car that was specially designed for Sjöström and Duplantis.
– It may not feel so discreet to ride around in it, but it’s a fun thing and feels really cool. It’s nice and nice to drive around in a nice car, after the Olympics we deserve it, says Armand to Aftonbladet.
– It feels natural that we should each drive around in a gold car anyway, they are pretty, says Sarah.
Nice luxury gifts
Both gold cars are of the “Paris edition” model and one is marked with the text “50 & 100 m freestyle” while the other has the text “WR 6.25 m”.
– Those are my branches now, Sarah says to the evening newspaper about the nice gift.
– It helps me make it sink in, says Mondo.
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For Sjöström, vacations, much-needed rest and a wedding in Italy await in the near future. While Duplantis has new competitions to break world records and already on Wednesday evening it is time for the Diamond League competition in Lausanne.
– Even if you win Olympic gold, life returns to normal when you get home. It’s quite nice. Life goes on as usual, it’s home and washing clothes and mowing the grass. It’s household chores like anyone else’s, says Sarah in the interview.
– I haven’t lost my form in a week and a half, but I haven’t trained as much as I usually do before the competitions. This second part of the season is pretty cool. It’s a bit more relaxed and I’ve already done the big thing. The pressure is gone, but when the bar is there, I want to jump as high as possible, says Armand.
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