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Arisa Trew, Australia ’s youngest Olympic champion in Paris , revealed the unusual gift her parents are gifting her after she claimed skateboarding gold. The 14-year-old produced a superb display on four wheels to earn gold with a score of 93.18 as Japan ’s Cocona Hiraki and Team GB ’s Sky Brown took silver and bronze respectively.

However, the medal is not the only thing that the teenager will be rewarded with after revealing that her parents promised to get her a rather unusual winning gift: a pet duck. ‘My parents promised if I won the gold medal I would get a pet duck,’ Trew told the Today show back in Australia. Follow Metro.



co.uk’s live blog for updates from the Paris 2024 Olympics ‘Because they are really cute, then I can take it on walks and take it to the skate park. ‘My parents definitely wouldn’t let me get a dog or a cat because we are travelling so much right now.

‘But I feel like a duck might be a little bit easier, and...

I don’t know, I just want a duck. More Trending Olympic pole vaulter offered $250,000 porn deal after going viral at Paris Games Pole vaulter’s Olympic dream shattered by his own penis Olympic star removed from athletes' village due to 'inappropriate' behaviour Simone Biles responds after her classy Olympic gesture is branded 'disgusting' ‘It will just be in my yard and I’ll get a little pool thing for it.’ Speaking more generally on her Olympic victory, she said: ‘It was just crazy, and so exciting.

I couldn’t believe it when I knew that I was the winner of the Olympics. This being my first Olympics – it’s just insane. ‘It’s super cool that I’ve won the gold medal – it’s been a dream, I’m so excited.

‘It’s a little bit heavier than I thought, but it’s like – beautiful.’ For more stories like this, check our sport page . Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram .

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