They try to remove the ikurriña from the triathlon master world champion

Josetxo Mujika was the protagonist for two reasons in the long distance triathlon world championship held in Ibiza. On the one hand, because the athlete from Zumarraga won the title, and on the other, because when he received the award on the podium, a member of the organization tried to take away the ikurriña with which he went up to receive his award.

It happened in a few seconds, at the award ceremony that took place after completing all the World Cup events. When Josetxo Mujika, a Plazaola Urola athlete and international in the veterans category, gets on the podium, he places the ikurriña over his shoulders waiting for the medal, just like one of his podium companions does with his country’s. It is then that a man appears on stage at high speed, with an accreditation around his neck indicating that he was a member of the organization, and that he pulls his ikurriña with the intention of taking it off.

In the recordings that were made at the ceremony and that have been uploaded to the networks, the surprised gesture of the Gipuzkoan triathlete is also appreciated, who speaks with the member of the organization. After the exchange of views, he leaves while Mujika continues with the celebration of a title that he had achieved after completing a 3-kilometre swim, 110-kilometre bike ride and 30-kilometre run.