Videos of race walker Nitin Gupta, in which he is seen seemingly celebrating early in the home straight, became viral content after he was beaten to the gold medal by 0.01 seconds. China’s Zhu Ninghao pipped him at the Asian Under-18 Athletics Championships in Qatif, Saudi Arabia. ‘Childish’, ‘stupidity’ a ‘lesson’ and ‘turtle and rabbit story’ were some of the stinging comments on social media after the race video showed him raising his hands to hip height briefly with about 40 metres remaining in the race. Nitin, a 17-year-old Army Boys Sports Company cadet, noticed he had become troll-worthy at the end of the day. Taking on the detractors is not on his mind but he is keen to give his side of the story about the ‘premature celebrations’ in the 5000-metre final. Story continues below this ad “I had just blanked out. It was my first international competition, the sun was baking hot, there was a strong gust of wind pushing us backwards during the race, I was thirsty and the Chinese athlete was …