Summer Olympics 2024
The King hugged Duplantis: "Hope he liked the show"Anton Johansson,
Anna Rydén,
Andreas Käck
Updated 00.54 | Published 2024-08-05 23.56PARIS. The royal couple lived into Armand Duplanti's Olympic final.
Afterwards, the gold medalist received a hug from King Carl XVI Gustaf inside the Stade de France.
- I hope he liked the show, says Duplantis.
Queen Silvia sat with binoculars in the stands of the Stade de France and King Carl XVI Gustaf was, to say the least, engaged in Duplantis' Olympic final and flew up from his seat when
Duplantis passed the world record.- Damn what fun, it's crazy. A little bird told me he would be here. I tried not to think about it too much, says Duplantis.
"Mondo" promised before the competition that if the king were to be in place inside the Stade de France, he would
”go big”. "I think he said congratulations"
He did too – and afterwards the king and queen hugged the Olympic gold medalist inside the arena.
- I don't really remember what he said. I think he said congratulations, says Duplantis.
He continues:
- 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.
1 / 3Photo: Jimmy Wixtröm
Landed the same day
The royal couple landed in Paris on the same day as the final and began the day by congratulating Sarah Sjöström on her two Olympic golds -
where the king also gave a speech.Later, the king and queen went to the Stade de France and saw a world record and Olympic gold by
Armand Duplantis.
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