Spanish race walker Laura García-Caro missed out on a bronze medal at the European Athletics Championships in Rome after prematurely celebrating near the finish line. García-Caro, who was seen smiling and carrying a Spanish flag, started her celebration just before the end of the 20-kilometer race, allowing a rival to overtake her and secure the third-place finish. García-Caro, who is also a nurse, lost the medal to a competitor who is a convicted drugs cheat. The incident, which occurred during the first medal event of the championships, has garnered significant attention and reactions.
🚨🇪🇸🇺🇦VICTORY DANCES ARE BEST SAVED FOR…AFTER THE VICTORY Spanish race walker Laura García-Caro looked set to finish in third at the end of the 20-kilometer race at the European Athletics Championships, and, with a Spanish flag draped around her neck and the finish inside the… https://t.co/MroIjPgpxZ
After going viral for celebrating too early, Spain's race walker Laura Garcia-Caro says she needs to ‘heal’ her heart after losing what she thought was a sure medal. https://t.co/v0djLCInDI
A Spanish race walker started celebrating close to the finish line, thinking she was about to win bronze at the 20-kilometer (12.4 mile) race at the European Athletic Championships only to be passed. https://t.co/m706Wn2pEx
'Unbelievable' moment race walker pipped by rival after celebrating before line https://t.co/80iQ4TDoCO
Watch the moment a race walker prematurely celebrates triumph, then gets overtaken before the finish line https://t.co/yazBrOepJ4
A Spanish race walker got a little too confident during the home stretch on Saturday and lost out on the bronze medal. That's what you get for celebrating too early! WATCH: https://t.co/NwcZl2Apny https://t.co/DoI8wOKqSo
NEW: Spanish speed walker 'finds out' after premature celebration during the women’s 20km race walk at the first medal event of the European Championships. Oof. Laura Garcia-Caro was seen smiling, punching the air and sticking out her tongue. The celebration was short-lived as… https://t.co/y586vfdtBG
'Unbelievable' moment race walker celebrates race before being beaten to the line https://t.co/DMjGU8xdLk https://t.co/Y7WJwcVsqB
The Spanish athlete was beaming as she approached the finish line with a Spanish flag around her neck - but her celebration was premature. https://t.co/Z0btYCIGCp
Revealed: Spanish race walker beaten at the finish line after celebrating too early is also a nurse - and the rival who beat her is a convicted drugs cheat https://t.co/s2raJA3TRX https://t.co/5sEz72tZFY
Athlete overtaken as she celebrates medal early Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/Ros1thiG6A
Spanish race walker breaks silence on losing bronze medal after celebrating too early in dramatic finish https://t.co/Jkhb2atEv5
Spanish race walker left red-faced after a premature celebration within touching distance of the finish line costs her a European bronze medal in Rome https://t.co/6p8pOfTDUj https://t.co/LlRWmUFj6L
Spanish race walker Garcia-Caro celebrates too early and misses out on bronze https://t.co/kCMinG9kv9 https://t.co/xkhgVTPAPc
Spanish race-walker misses out on bronze after early celebrations https://t.co/JVSDJstqNZ
Never celebrate too soon... 😆 Laura Garcia-Caro thought she had won bronze in the 20km race walk at the European Championships... but no. #BBCAthletics https://t.co/Xn2LpJbVTy
Never celebrate too soon... 😆 Laura Garcia-Caro thought she had won bronze in the 20km race walk at the European Championships. #BBCAthletics https://t.co/a9duTH56tm
Spain’s Garciá-Caro pipped to European race walk bronze after early celebration https://t.co/ygtfdgJBGM
Laura García-Caro coming in for European bronze in the 20km walk, with her flag, starts to celebrate just before the line … https://t.co/9QjUxGiitA
😯La cara de Laura García-Caro lo dice todo. Después de 20km se le escapa la medalla ante sus narices. https://t.co/KMxWSzDu32