The table tennis star Truls Möregårdh returned from the Olympics as one of Sweden’s greatest heroes after taking silver in both the singles and the team competition. In the singles class, he also knocked out world number one Wang Chuqin from the championship, which made big headlines around the world.
When Möregårdh returned home to Eslöv, he was celebrated in Stora torg. The girlfriend was also there Leah Muskantoras she also competes in table tennis.
In an interview with The Express has she told about her boyfriend’s Olympic feat:
– No, but I’m in shock, I think. There have been so many tears of joy, I am super proud. Beating a first-seeded Chinese at an Olympics is one of the best and hardest things you can do. So I’m super happy for Truls really! He does it absolutely incredible.
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The Swedes’ prize money in the 2024 Olympics
It is the Olympic Committee of each country that chooses whether the medalists will receive prize money or not in the Olympics. Unlike many other countries, Sweden’s prize pool is zero kroner.
In the 2024 Olympics, therefore, only the gold medalists in athletics were rewarded with prize money – there, namely, the International Olympic Committee, IOC, is responsible for the financing. For his Olympic gold in the pole vault is coming Mondo Duplantis receive the equivalent of SEK 550,000.
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Truls Möregårdh’s plans for his money
Truls Möregårdh thus left Paris without any winnings, but that does not mean that he does not have a plan for his assets. He tells more about that when he visits Avanzapodden, and future sponsorship comes up:
– It would be incredibly nice to become financially independent, I’m not going to hide that under the chair and I also think that I have a lot to give to companies.
He plans to start investing his money in the stock market shortly. The fact that the step was delayed a little is due to the fact that he first wanted to reach another savings goal.
– I’ve always wanted a nice apartment that I can enjoy myself in, so I felt it was important to save up, says Möregårdh in the podcast.
Now that goal has been achieved, which the Olympic medalist describes as “as big as it gets”.
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