Nils van der Poel ended his career after the season.
Now the star is back in the hot air – and will debut in a completely new sport.
– He is a huge inspiration for all of us, says competition leader Mats Skott.
Nils van der Poel has recently been one of Sweden’s top athletes. He has truly proven that hard training is the key to success, winning competition after competition.
New life
The Swede had a stated goal to be at his very best during the Olympics in Beijing 2022. And he delivered. The 26-year-old won two golds and broke his own world record, but all good things come to an end.
Nils van der Poel announced his retirement after the season, and the Allround WC in Hamer became his last events. There it was, as expected, another gold, and a short time later the Swede told us what the future looks like.
Among other things, he has an assignment within the company Skistar where he acts as an ambassador, and is the leader of their youth camp. Since then, the Swede has jumped on even more assignments, billionaire consultant at Svenska Spel being one.
“Huge inspiration”
But now comes new titillating information about Nils van der Poel. This weekend, the super Swede will debut in a completely new sport. He will participate in swimrunning in the Ö till Ö competition which takes place in Gothenburg.
– It will be a lot of fun to introduce a brand new sport to such a super athlete as Nils Van der Poel. It is a huge inspiration for us and all other participants that Nils wants to participate, says competition leader Mats Skott.
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