Some Americans are upset that Mondo mania could have been part of the Team USA narrative at the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
in front of a frenzied Stade de France after already securing a gold medal will go down as one of the most memorable moments from the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
And this is the norm for many elite athletes across many sports: choosing between two, sometimes even three countries. See Joel Embiid of the United States men’s national basketball team. It happens all the time. For American fans, they’re used to being the country chosen, not the one left on the sidelines.
Several other major factors that make Duplantis’ choice more compelling. It’s more lucrative for Duplantis to choose Sweden, given track and field is more of a prominent sport in Europe vs. the once every four years a broader American audience pays attention every time the Summer Olympics roll around. Lastly, Sweden chooses their Olympic athletes over the compilation of performance over several years, not the high-stakes drama of an all-for-one Olympic trial like in the United States.
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