Hey, guys, did you think it was bad? This Wednesday morning (4), the boxer Cuban Arlen López won gold medal in Tokyo Olympics, by defeating fighter Benjamin Whittaker. However, the british competitor, who won the silver medal, was not at all satisfied… His negative reaction when climbing in the podium and receiving his award disappointed the public and had a lot of repercussions on the web.
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Whittaker was defeated 4-1 by judges decision in the final of the light heavyweight (75-81 kg) category in men’s boxing. Dissatisfied with his result, the boxer started to cry on the podium and, almost, did not leave the ceremony before taking the protocol photo with the other competitors. The moment he received the silver medal, the athlete refused to put it on his chest and kept it in his pocket. So it is…
When it came to posing with the other medalists, his mood was more than visible in the sullen face and the distance from the other boxers. Benjamin, who defeated Brazilian Keno Marley in the quarterfinals, apologized to fans who woke up to watch him and did not consider his medal a victory. “You don’t get the silver, you lose the gold”, he declared. Watch the video below:
It lacked a little more Olympic spirit
After being defeated by Cuban Arlen Lopez in boxing, Briton Benjamin Whittaker did not put the silver medal on his chest. Instead, he put it in his pocket #Olympicsnoge #Tokyo2020 https://t.co/BcID4PeJ5H pic.twitter.com/InIUFsPYJs
— ge (@geglobo) August 4, 2021
Do you want to despise the medal and frown? He does. Is it good-natured? No. It’s not good manners. No wonder there were several critics and surprise reactions to Whittaker’s stance. “This British boxer doing this cardboard because he won silver, he has a limp, my son”, wrote the Internet user Mari. Journalist Gabriel Menezes, in turn, was categorical. “The most pathetic Olympiad scene so far”, he said. And he added: “Too ugly”.
This British boxer doing this cardboard because he won silver, my son has a limp pic.twitter.com/UG8W2sA30R
— ???????????????? – freaking out with the Olympics (@meninadosbook) August 4, 2021
The most pathetic scene of the Olympics so far came in boxing. Benjamin Whittaker lost the final to Cuban Arlen López and simply kept the silver medal IN THE POCKET during the podium.
He even showed it for photos, but didn’t put it on his chest. Too ugly. #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/1nskYNgtPN
— Gabriel Menezes (@FMS_Gabriel) August 4, 2021
For Brazilians, it was impossible not to think about how this scenario could have been different: “[Whittaker] he eliminated the Brazilian and now that he lost to a Cuban he made this show of arrogance. Jesus turns off the light. Before Keno had won silver”. Gold, silver or bronze, if the medal came here, it would be very well received, right? “Imagine if it were our Kenaldinho… It would be pure success. I would be dancing”, observed Emanuel. See more reactions below:
this miserable British whitakker was the one who won the marley keno (our boxing prince) and eliminated the Brazilian and now that he lost to a Cuban he made this show of arrogance jesus turns off the light before keno had won silverpic.twitter.com/zahC6dSvuZ
— legal thiago braz (@pwrsphone) August 4, 2021
British boxing clown Ben Whittaker is the biggest loser of the Olympics. The imbecile was upset about losing the final and winning “only” the silver, he refused to put the medal on his chest and still kept it in his pocket. Another spoiled male in shame. https://t.co/ZVi2rPBEkp
— Patricia Karam (@karampatricia) August 4, 2021
This British boxer who got the silver was the one who eliminated Keno Marley.
Imagine if it were our Kenaldinho… It would be pure success. I would be dancing.
– Emanuel ???????????? (@oemanuelvargas) August 4, 2021
THIS BRITISH ASSELF TOOK THE BRAZILIAN FROM BOXING TO GET ON THE PODIUM AND NOT PUT THE MEDAL AND DO DRAMA?????
– Gabi ???????? ???????? (@gabs_stef) August 4, 2021
So you can see how some value effort while others make fun of it
— Mr Matheus West with H (DONDA 05/08) (@teteukkkj) August 4, 2021
Brazilian winning bronze pic.twitter.com/eNNyzzL8NC
— Bia Colucci (@BiiahMoreira) August 4, 2021
As Tiago Leifert, presenter of “BBB” would say: there was no fair play, right? Arlen López is the second Cuban to receive a gold medal in men’s boxing at the Tokyo Olympic Games. In 2016, he was also an Olympic champion at the Rio Olympics. The bronze medals in the light heavyweight category were awarded to Loren Berto Domínguez, representative of Azerbaijan, and the Russian Imam Khataev – the trio who appears smiling in the photos, alongside Benjamin.
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