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Ecuador athlete performs Cristiano Ronaldo's iconic celebration on the finish line after winning Olympic gold in the men's 20km race walk in Paris
Ecuador's Brian Daniel Pintado claimed gold in the men's 20km race walk on Thursday morning in Paris and celebrated by copying Cristiano Ronaldo's iconic 'SIU' celebration as he crossed the finish line.
Pintado, 29, crossed the finish line and took a moment to catch his breath before jumping up in the air and throwing his hands down by his sides, emulating the Portuguese football icon.
The Ecuadorian, who clinched silver in the men's 35km walking race at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, had also competed at the 2016 and 2020 Games.
In Rio, he finished 37th place with a time of 1:23:44, but on Thursday he sped ahead of the chasing pack to record a time of 1:18:55 in Paris.
Brazil's Caio Bonfim toook second place, coming in 14 seconds behind the Ecuadorian while Spain's Alvaro Martin took Bronze with a time of 1:19:11.
Ecuador's Brian Daniel Pintado clinched gold in the men's 20km race walk on Thursday
Pintado (left) celebrated by performing Cristiano Ronaldo's (right) iconic 'SIU' celebration
Team GB were represented by Callum Wilkinson in the race, a gold medal winner in the 10km race walk at the World Junior Championships in 2016.
But the 27-year-old finished 39th in the field with a time of 1:20:31, one minute and 36 seconds back from Pintado.
It was though a historic achievement for Ecuador, with Pintado clinching their first medal at the Paris Olympics and the delegations fourth gold medal in Olympic history.
Pintado delivered an excellent race, finishing well ahead of his competitors.
He was overcome with emotion upon realising his accomplishment, with the Ecuadorian letting out a huge roar, before heading to a television screen where he celebrated with his family via a video call.
Race walking is one of the more unique events at the Olympic games. It sees competitors walk long distances as quickly as they can over a course of 20km.
In past iterations of the Games, some races had been contested over a greulling 50km, but that format has since been dropped form the 2024 Olympics.
The sport is believed to have originated in the Victorian era where punters would bet on a competitor, who would walk alongside horse-driven coaches, to see who would win.
Pintado crossed the finish line before jumping up in the air to copy the iconic celebration
The Ecuadorian clinched silver in the men's 35km walking race at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest
He also clinched his country's first medal of the 2024 games with a time of 1:18:55
There was a heartwarming moment at the end of the race where he proceeded to video call his family via one of the television screens at the finish line
There are strict rules to the format of this sport, though. Competitors are not allowed to run. Competitors must always have one foot in contact with the ground at all times as 'visible to the human eye'.
When athletes run, competitors will likely often remove both feet off the ground during their sprint.
During the race walk, athletes will be penalised if they are seen to bee 'lifting' both feet from the ground at once.