Nico Hernandez receives Olympian’s welcome in Wichita
Wichita’s Olympic medalist Nico Hernandez arrived back home in Wichita on Tuesday morning at Eisenhower airport. City officials, friends, family and fans were there to greet him.
Here’s how social media covered his first moments back in the Air Capital:
First Olympic medalist from Wichita since 1984. pic.twitter.com/kfZ15yJuWJ
— Taylor Eldridge (@VKeldridge) August 23, 2016
He's home! @NicoTheBoxer pic.twitter.com/B2e6qhb09O
— Wichita Airport ICT (@FlyICT) August 23, 2016
Welcome back, @NicoTheBoxer! You've made your city proud! pic.twitter.com/WO7yE6GIGN
— Wichita Airport ICT (@FlyICT) August 23, 2016
This story was originally published August 23, 2016 at 12:00 PM with the headline "Nico Hernandez receives Olympian’s welcome in Wichita."