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Olympic athletes have been taking to social media to reveal the high-tech swag they have been given for the Paris Olympics.
Every athlete received a new Olympic-themed Samsung flip phone, the normal version of which is retailing online for £1,049.
One Team GB athlete, however, has taken full advantage of the freebie.
At the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, athletes were also given a free phone, which rower Imogen Grant used “every day” until now, even as it started to break.
In a video posted to her TikTok, she said: “I’ve been desperately, desperately, desperately trying to get [the Tokyo phone] to last, because I was crossing my fingers and…”
Luckily for Grant, this year’s goodie bags did indeed come with a phone.
The devices also play an unprecedented role in the Olympic medal ceremonies. After receiving their medals, athletes on the podium are handed one of the phones to take a victory selfie.
The selfies are supposed to help athletes “create and share new, more personal memories of the celebration atop the podium”, according to Samsung.
The goodie bags also contained toiletries, water bottles and gift cards but there’s plenty more high-tech swag being shown…
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