Yeison Lopez is celebrating an Olympic medal-winning performance.

In his Olympic debut, the 24-year-old Colombian weightlifter claimed the silver at the 2024 Paris Games on Friday in the Men’s 89KG Weightlifting final.

Lopez had a final core of 390 kg.

Lopez came in second behind Bulgaria’s Karlos Nasar, who lifted 224kg in the clean and jerk to earn a new world record. He also earned a world record in the overall lift with 404 kg.

Italy’s Antonino Pizzolatto won bronze with 384 kg.

López went from selling candy to earn bus fare to the top of world sports.

Lopez had previously placed seventh in the overall in his world championships debut in 2023 (96kg).

At the youth and junior level he was undefeated in the overall competition from his debut in 2015 to 2021, winning multiple world and Pan American titles.