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Armand Duplantis took home the Achievement Gold for 2024.
For Truls Möregårdh, two Olympic silver medals were not enough.
Now the table tennis star gives his honest words about how “Mondo” won the prestigious award.
It turned out exactly as many had expected. The feat gold for the sports year 2024 did not at all unexpectedly go to the world’s best pole vaulter, Armand Duplantis.
Duplantis is ready
On Tuesday, “Mondo” received the award thanks to his fantastic performance during the Summer Olympics in Paris with both Olympic gold and a new world record. Another blue-yellow Olympic hero who was in the final was Truls Möregårdhbut his two Olympic silvers were not enough this time.
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Duplantis gets to receive Swedish sports’ finest prize for the second time in his career, earlier in 2020, and that also means that he is done. A Swedish athlete can only receive the Bragdguldet twice during his career.
Trul’s nice answer
That makes Möregårdh extra happy, who now avoids the competition from the pole vaulting giant.
– Yes, it’s damn good that he’s gone because he’s hard to beat in any prizes at all. So it’s nice that he’s out of it, says Truls to SVT with a smile.
– He deserves it incredibly much. He is a fantastic athlete and an even better person who everyone in Sweden loves and looks up to in all sports. Very well deserved.
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The 22-year-old from Eslöv is not particularly disappointed that he missed out on the prestigious prize after his two Olympic silver medals.
– No, I really am not. I am very happy about the Olympics and this year. This would have been the icing on the cake, but it’s not something I’m going to get hung up on. I’m still super happy, he tells the TV channel.
– At the same time, I know that two Olympic silvers are very difficult to achieve again and that is what will be required to get the Gold of Achievement. So the Swedish people must probably be very happy with the two silver medals, so we’ll see how many more medals there will be in the future. There is a chance for Olympic gold, sure. And then I’ll probably have that prize.
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