My family, my inspiration: Brian Pintado of Ecuador (right) hugs Luis Henry Campos of Peru while holding a photo of his children after winning the 20km race walk. — AP
MOMENTS after Brian Pintado of Ecuador had blazed to a glorious gold medal in the 20km race walk at the Paris Olympics, he pulled out a tiny photo of his two children from his waistband pocket – his inspiration, he said, for when the going got tough.
The 29-year-old pulled away from the field over the final kilometre for the victory yesterday, crossing the finish line in a time of one hour, 18 minutes and 55 seconds. “It motivated me to really give everything,” Pintado said of the photo of his son Nicolas and daughter Montserrath.
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