Armand Duplantis as you know, comes from the American state of Louisiana, where he studied at LSU, Louisiana State University, among other things. When he competed for a Swedish club, it was Upsala IF that he represented.
Armand Duplantis competes directly after the 2024 Olympics – now in the Diamond League
Mondo will leave the holiday bubble on Wednesday evening to once again get out on the competition track. This time it is the Diamond League in Lausanne that applies to the superstar. New competition also means new chance to collect new prize money.
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Photo: STELLA Pictures/ddp/abaca press Creating trouble in Uppsala municipality
Among other things, we got to see Truls Möregårdh meet the locals in Eslöv when he was celebrated in the square in the Scanian town. Now politicians in Uppsala want to pay tribute to Mondo by erecting some kind of monument. This question divides municipal politicians in Uppsala.
“Why should we do that?”
In an interview with The Express says the municipal councilor, Sofia Andersson (M), the following:
– He is a world star who delivered extraordinary efforts and has an extremely clear Uppsala connection. It felt typically Swedish not to dare to be proud of what is available locally.
Karolin Lundström (V) is chairman of the sports and leisure committee and she does not agree with Sofia Andersson.
– Who should we celebrate at all? Just the Olympics, WC or EC gold? Or all on the podium? We are not prepared to cover all sports and all performances. It is clear that every municipality feels a sense of pride. But should we spend tax money on building monuments? It is one thing if the association or the public thinks that a statue should be built, but why should we be the locomotive in it?
Now we will see how Uppsala Municipality chooses to act on the issue.
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