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THE bedding king - aka Michael Flynn - has offered double Olympic champion Kellie Harrington a comfy gift.

That comes after the Portland Row legend cemented her place in sporting folklore after back-to-back gold medals wins at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

Kellie Harrington of Team Ireland was offered a new mattress for her bed after she defended her Olympic title at Roland-Garros
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Kellie Harrington of Team Ireland was offered a new mattress for her bed after she defended her Olympic title at Roland-Garros
Mattress Mick offered the Olympic champ a free mattress
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Mattress Mick offered the Olympic champ a free mattress

34-year-old Harrington beat China's Wenlu Yang to a split decision win in their 60kg final at Roland-Garros.

She is just the fourth athlete - and second boxer - to hit that mark for Ireland, she joins hammer thrower Pat O'Callaghan, boxer Paddy Barnes and rower Paul O’Donovan.

Kellie is also the first female athlete to seal back-to-back gold medals for her country at multiple Games.

Since Tuesday night's final win in Paris, Harrington has received praise from far and wide after defending her Olympic title from Tokyo 2020.

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Harrington has now been offered a comfy free bed from businessman Mattress Mick as he guaranteed her a even better night's sleep.

The generous complimentary gift offer was after Mattress Mick heard the Olympic icon speaking about how she slept after her long and journey towards another gold medal in the French capital.

Marketing extraordinaire Michael Flynn is never one to miss an opportunity as he took to social media.

A post on X read: "Good morning Kelly Harrington . I just heard you on the radio saying that you had a good nights sleep last night.

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"Well for an even better nights sleep after such an amazing victory in Paris I would like to offer you a top quality Irish Made Mattress with my compliments. Cheers."

It'll be interesting to see if Kellie takes the businessman up on his offer.

Meanwhile, Harrington confirmed that she would be retiring after defending her Olympic crown as she wants to finish her career at the top of the mountain.

The double champ said: "I'm 98% sure it's the last one. No, it's the last I think - Imagine retiring double Olympic champion.

"There's not many people who know when to stop - I wanna be finished as that [Olympic champion] and be remembered for the last win I had - double Olympic champion.... yeah.

"I've nothing left to prove, I've done it all. This one was for myself, I've had to dig deep the last - I've had to dig deep.

"When you climb a mountain, find a bigger mountain.... the biggest, and it's hard to find a bigger mountain then the Olympics to retain the title. It's extra hard."

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