Andy Murray flaunts personalized pin received from gymnastics legend Simone Biles during Paris Olympics 2024
Andy Murray is hard at work at the 2024 Paris Olympics, both on and off the court. The British tennis legend, known for his love of pin badges, recently added a rare find to his collection while in Paris.
The 2024 Paris Olympics will be Andy Murray's final professional tournament, and he is making the most of the opportunity to beef up his already illustrious collection of pin badges from different countries. Murray has acquired a special badge from American gymnastics legend Simone Biles.
Britsh gymnast Becky Downie, who is also competing at the Paris Olympics, procured the heart-shaped pin badge with Simone Biles written on it for Murray and posted a picture of it on her Instagram account. In her Instagram Story, Downie said she worked her "magic" to get Biles' badge for the three-time Grand Slam champion.
"@andymurray I worked some magic for you!" Downie wrote on Instagram.
Murray reposed Downie's story and thanked the 32-year-old Downie for her efforts.
Former Olympic silver medalist Laura Robson gives insights into Andy Murray's obsession with pin collection
Former British tennis player Laura Robson recently shed light on Andy Murray's obsession with pin badges. Robson, who won the mixed doubles silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics, is currently working as an analyst at the 2024 Paris Olympics. During an interview with Eurosport in Paris, she talked about the 3-time Grand Slam winner's pin badge collection.
Robson said Murray has been hard at collecting pin badges from the smallest of nations since the 2016 Rio Olympics. At the ongoing Paris Olympics, he searched the length and breadth of the Olympic Village to track down cyclist Romano Puentener, Liechtenstein’s only representative at the Games, to get a badge of his country.
"He’s taking it very seriously. He didn’t do it in 2012 but then followed it up at Rio and Tokyo, he went hard. In the athlete’s village, he’s trying to find the most niche country, the smallest country," Robson said.
"His one for this week was a guy… there’s one athlete from Liechtenstein and he was searching the village, high and low, to try and find this poor man. He tracked him down, he’s got it, and it was like he had won the Olympic gold. Honestly, he came in and was showing everyone, “Look what I’ve got!" she added.
Andy Murray is competing in the doubles category at the 2024 Paris Olympics alongside Dan Evans. The pair came back from a set-down to save match points and win against Japan's Kei Nishikori and Taro Daniel in the first round. They will face the experienced doubles pairing of Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen of Belgium in the second round.