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The Swedish royal couple had a dream start to their Olympic week.
When Armand Duplantis put on the biggest show ever.
And the King’s actions in the stands during the world record make all Swedes react.
On Monday, the Swedish royal couple landed in Paris to follow the last week of the 2024 Summer Olympics. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia first to hit the double gold hero Sarah Sjostrom during the day.
Duplanti’s show
Then they were treated to a historical display in the evening when Armand Duplantis completely took over the show. Even before the pole vault final, His Majesty had high hopes for the Swedish world star “Mondo”.
– We’re crossing our fingers, it would be a shame if he does NOT succeed, said the King during a press conference.
– The Olympics are different from regular championships. Great deeds can happen. We’ll all have to keep our fingers crossed. It’s about millimeters.
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And the Swedish king was certainly not to be disappointed on the evening when Duplantis put on a rarely seen display and had the whole Stade de France boiling. The 24-year-old won another Olympic gold and then he finished it all by raising the bar to 6.25 meters and breaking a new world record in front of full ecstasy in the stands.
The king in ecstasy
The royal couple really came alive from the stands when they followed Mondo’s record chase on Monday night. The most played was the King who really showed his full emotional register of nervousness and enormous joy, several pictures are being spread right now of Carl XVI Gustaf in total euphoria when Duplantis breaks a new world record and it is so wonderful to see.
– It is fantastic that the royal family is here and that they really dare to live with and let everything go. Incredibly lovely, says Sweden’s national team captain Kajsa Bergqvist to Expressen.
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After the pole vault final, the royal couple was quickly down to congratulate the newly crowned Olympic champion on an unforgettable sporting feat.
– I don’t really remember what he said. I think he said congratulations, says Duplantis, who received a nice hug from the King, to the evening newspaper.
– I am very grateful that he was here and I hope he liked the show, I am very grateful that they came here and supported me. It means a lot to me to have all the Swedes here in the arena. It’s special.
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The court’s information manager Margaret Thorgren also admits that the King “feels great pride for Sweden”.
– And congratulations to Armand Duplantis on the second Olympic gold in a row and on another new world record. Fantastic!, she tells the newspaper.
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