“Bronze in LoL and at the Olympic Games”

Pau Echaniz is a Spanish canoe slalom racer who won the bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. In addition to his sporting career, he also has a passion for video games, especially League of Legends.

Which athlete are you talking about? This is the Spanish athlete Pau Echaniz, who not only has a great passion for his sport, but also for video games.

He is a canoe slalom rider and has taken part in this year’s 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. He was able to secure the bronze medal there, but before that he had to endure a setback in League of Legends.

Bronze in LoL and at the Olympic Games

What happened to Pau before his competition? In an interview with marca.com, the athlete talks about his daily routine. Pau Echaniz revealed that he is an avid LoL player. He enjoys the game so much that he played ranked matches before competing at the Olympic Games.

Unfortunately, he lost both of these games and is bronze there too. In the interview, he says that this spurred him on even more for his competition and that he focused on it even more. He goes on to say in the interview: I am bronze in LoL and bronze at the Olympic Games. I just can’t get out of it.

Reactions from the community: The community is amused by the athlete’s situation. For many players, it seems quite unusual that a professional athlete is also trying to get promoted in League of Legends.

For example, the user controlwarriorlives writes on Reddit that he imagines what it would be like if he were in a ranked game and a 0/5 Garen disconnected him because he had to take part in the Olympics. Other users also find this idea very amusing. ThePrehistoricpotato writes on Reddit: I’ll be right back, Towerdive irl.

Pau Echaniz is not the only athlete at the Olympic Games who has a passion for video games and anime. Another athlete went a step further and showed his passion for One Piece during his competition appearance: An athlete at the Olympic Games loves One Piece, motivates himself with a pose of Luffy