Forget the World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo has the whole wide world in his hands. He is arguably one of the most influential athletes in recent times and can be compared to Michael Jordan or Muhammad Ali. Most of it narrows down to his gameplay and celebrations. With various celebrations at his disposal, witnessing Ronaldo performing the famous ‘Siu’, remains a treat. The celebration took over the world and spread like wildfire, and fans could see other athletes mimicking the soccer player. 

Once again Ronaldo is in the center of the action, with an athlete performing his iconic celebration during the World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest. Ecuador’s Brian Pintado joins the laundry list of athletes to do the celebration, stealing the spotlight from US domination at the Championship.

Cristiano Ronaldo is put on the map once again by an Ecuadorian athlete

As he approached the finish line to complete his race, Brian did a ‘Siuu’ after finishing the 35km walk in second place. Spain’s Alvaro Martin won the race. As he fell on his knees, wilting in excitement, it was Brian who stole the limelight. He performed the much-acclaimed celebration to the delight of fans in attendance. 

Recently, the 5-time Ballon d’Or winner became the first individual to have 600 million followers on Instagram. That’s approximately the entire population of the United States of America. In addition to the iconic Siu, he indulges in several other celebrations, such as the calm-down celebration he displayed during his Real Madrid tenure. The Siu first came into existence in 2013 during a pre-season friendly against Chelsea. He explained what the celebration means in a past interview. 

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According to Yahoo Sports, Ronaldo stated, “It seems to have grown into its own global phenomenon – and I love when I see other players doing it, or people send me videos of people in other sports doing it or little kids doing it – it’s great. It means yes – very simple but meaning it strongly!” The World Athletics Championship got a taste of Ronaldo, against the backdrop of US athletes busy raking in multiple medals. 

US dominates the World Athletics Championships

After a disappointing Tokyo Olympics, the US track and field athletes are back. Noah Lyles won the 100-meter in blistering fashion. Likewise, Sha’Carri Richardson provided the best comeback story in recent years by stopping the Jamaican dominance in the 100-meters. She had a record of 10.65 to give her the gold medal. In the meantime, Laulauga Tausaga-Collins took home the discus throw gold medal, becoming the first US Woman to win the event. JuVaughn Harrison also won accolades for winning the silver medal in the high jump event. 

The US leads the World Championships table by having seven gold medals and a total of 19.  They steal the show wherever they go. Yet, the moment for today belongs to Brian Pintado, who did the iconic celebration of Cristiano Ronaldo. 

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