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Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:30 am Post subject: Golden shoe reward for Olympic medallist Rebecca Adlington |
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Mansfield The Olympic double gold-medalwinner Rebecca Adlington, 19,
was given a rapturous welcome back to her home town yesterday, and picked up
two more “golds” in the process. A golden pair of Jimmy Choo shoes had been
promised to the teenager by the Mayor of Mansfield if she managed to win
gold. Tony Egginton made good his pledge yesterday as he handed over the
£460 shoes, which, aptly, are made out of watersnake skin. Mansfield’s
marketplace was turned into a sea of Union Jacks and banners as 10,000
well-wishers welcomed the athlete home.
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