A video clip of the prize ceremony has been viewed close to four million times
Ricardo Ten Argiles, a 47-year-old Spanish Paralympic cyclist who has had both of his arms amputated at the wrist, was presented with two high-end wristwatches after triumphing at the 2023 UCI World Championships last weekend.
Ten was crowned champion in three separate categories at the event in Glasgow, Scotland, which finished on Sunday. But it wasn’t his exploits on the track that caught the attention of people online. During the trophy ceremony, the Spanish cyclist was presented with two wristwatches from the event’s sponsor Tissot.
A brief video showing Ten being awarded one of the timepieces has gone viral online, reaching close to four million views as of Tuesday evening.
And evidently being a good sport, Ten has even poked fun at the situation in a video he posted online soon afterwards, which shows him wearing one of the watches around his bicep.
Not a very well thought gift. pic.twitter.com/hRhaTfnGsE
— Cycling out of context (@OutOfCycling) August 14, 2023
“Ricardo, what time is it?” asks a person off camera. “World champion time!” responds Ten with a gleeful smile.