Olympian Richard Kilty visits Central Park Middlesbrough

Richard Kilty, or the Teesside Tornado as he's more commonly known in his sport, visited Central Park in his native Middlesbrough earlier this week, as he took time to have a photo with his medal.

Richard Kilty, or the Teesside Tornado as he's more commonly known in his sport, visited Central Park in his native Middlesbrough earlier this week (Image: CENTRAL PARK MIDDLESBROUGH)

The sprinter, who competes in the 60m, 100m, 150m and 200m, returned from the Paris Olympic games last week with a bronze medal after the 4x100m team he was part of made it to the podium. 

Despite the Teesside sprinter not featuring in the final 4x100m race, he ran in the heats before the final and qualified for a medal as part of this effort. 

The bronze medal was vindication for the 34-year-old, who had his silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Games rescinded after his team-mate CJ Ujah recorded a positive drug test.

As he returned to the UK, Kilty was straight to Middlesbrough, where he was spotted at Central Park restaurant in the town.

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The venue, who posted a photo of the Olympian on its social media page, included the caption: "Congratulations on your Olympic Bronze medal Richard Kilty." 

In the image, the sprinter can be seen smiling with a member of staff at Central Park. 

The sprinter even commented "Celebration Food only at Teesside's finest Central Park Middlesbrough" below the original post.

This Olympic medal isn't the first of Kilty's career after he has picked up numerous medals in the 60 metres discipline, which include gold in the 2014 World Indoor Championships, and gold at both the 2017 and 2107 European Indoor Championships, among others.