Egyptian fencer recreates Ronaldo’s iconic ‘siuuu’ goal celebration after Tokyo win

Rising star copies Ronaldo’s signature

18-year-old Mohamed Elsayed is a rising star in the fencing world. Having done incredibly well at the African Games and the Youth Olympics back in 2018, Elsayed set his sights on the biggest world stage. Upon defeating 3-time World Champion, Yannick Borel, Elsayed solidified his moment in Olympic history. But, caught in the excitement of his success, Elsayed celebrated in arguably one of the most iconic ways, penned by Cristiano Ronaldo himself.

18 year old Egyptian Olympian M. Elsayed did Cristiano Ronaldo's 'SIUUU' celebration after defeating 3-time World Champion, Y. Borrel at the Tokyo Olympics.

The influence is just unreal. 🐐#OlympicGamespic.twitter.com/7El4gyrgR6

— The CR7 Timeline. (@TimelineCR7) July 25, 2021

After an intense final few moments, Elsayed gets the final blow, and with it, the victory. He immediately runs to the perimeter of the ring, leaping, spinning, and screaming into what would usually be the crowd.

Elsayed went on to defeat China’s Lan Minghao 15-9 but was unfortunately beaten by Ukrainian powerhouse Ihor Reizlin 15-13. Though the teenager only made it to the quarter-finals, perhaps Ronaldo’s winning spirit will enthuse him for future competitions.

This reference to Cristiano Ronaldo’s signature ‘SIUUU’, which essentially means yes, has become a staple in football culture.

“I started to say ‘Si’, which is like ‘yes’ when I was at Real Madrid,” said Ronaldo to DAZN Italia.

“When we win, everyone says ‘SIUUU’ and I started to say it, I don’t know why. It was natural