Caio Bonfim has proven his medal….

The 33-year-old Brazilian race walker finished second in the Men’s 20KM Walk at the 2024 Paris Games on Thursday to claim the silver, his first-ever Olympic medal.

It’s the first-ever Olympic medal is the event for Brazil.

Bonfim finished the race with a time of 1:19:09, .54 seconds behind Ecuador’s Brian Daniel Pintado. Spain’s Alvaro Martin followed closely behind at 1:19:11 to take bronze.

Bonfim improved on his performance at the 2023 World Championships, where he won bronze.