He crossed his arms after he crossed the finish line in a 1500m event at the Paralympics displaying  what has become the protest symbol  of Ethiopia’s major ethnic group, the Oromo.

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Tamiru Demisse, finished second in the T13 race for visually impaired runners at the Rio Paralympics.

He crossed his arms above his head in reference to the political persecution of the Oromo ethnic group by the government back home.

His action echoed a similar gesture made by Feyisa Lilesa at the end of the marathon event in the Olympics.

Demisse repeated the gesture during the ceremony to receive his medal.

Feyisa has sought political asylum in the United States, maintaining he will be killed or imprisoned if he goes home.

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