Armand Duplant was also supported by Swedish royalty. At the victory celebration, the Swedish swimmer lent one of his gold medals to the world record holder for a photo.
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On Monday evening, the 80,000 spectators at the Stade de France got to witness history when Sweden’s Armand Duplantis won the men’s pole vault Olympic gold with a new world record score of 625.
The King of Sweden was also among the audience cheering on the star Kaarle Kustaa and the queen Silvia.
When the world record was set again in the darkening evening of Paris, the Swedish royal family came to congratulate Duplant. The royal family shared pictures of the situation on their Instagram account.
In the first picture, Duplantis receives a congratulatory hug from the king. In the second picture, the king and queen are standing next to each other with Duplantis, smiling.
“Congratulations on the gold and the world record”, the publication congratulates.
Duplantis said for Aftonbladet the little birds sang to him that the king was there, but he tried not to think about it. He hoped the royals enjoyed the show.
– I am very grateful that they came here and supported me.
“Two Kings”
Director of the Swedish national athletics team Kajsa Bergqvist in turn called in SVT’s article From Duplant to “King of the Stade de France”.
– Superlatives have almost run out. He is so superior, and not only at jumping but also at handling the incredibly pressured situation he is in, Bergqvist beamed to the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation on Monday evening.
– He is the king of the Stade de France. There are two kings here today, he continued.
Sjöström lent his medal
Duplantis won’t get his gold medal around his neck until Tuesday’s award ceremony.
The Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet reported in his storythat has achieved two gold medals from Paris Sarah Sjostrom lent one of his medals to Duplantis so that the two could pose for a joint picture with the medals around their necks.
– I’m going home tomorrow, so we had to use the opportunity to take a golden picture together, Sjöström told the magazine.
The 50-meter and 100-meter freestyle gold medalist described watching the pole vault final as “unbelievably awesome.”
According to Aftonbladet, Duplantis ate fried chicken from a well-known fast food chain before the victory celebration continued in the Paris evening.
The athlete himself told for SVTthat his plan is to party “like hell” with his best friends and family members on the spot.