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Miler Matt Centrowitz shows off his dance moves

Matt Centrowitz got the fan's attention after winning the Camel City men's elite mile on Saturday doing a dance made popular in the NFL.

Matt Centrowitz

American Olympian and world championship medallist Matt Centrowitz celebrated with a dance move made famous by football player Cam Newton after winning the Camel City men’s mile on Saturday.

The dance resembles what one would look like if sneezing.

As Sports Illustrated reports, Newton, the quarterback for the Carolina Panthers, has made the move popular, regularly doing it as a celebration.

Centrowitz, part of the Nike Oregon Project, a group that features Canadian Cam Levins, ran 3:54.02, the fastest time in the world so far in 2016. The Maryland native won a bronze in the 1,500m at the 2011 world championships before improving on that result and winning silver at worlds in 2015.

Still, the move may not be as good as those of Ezekiel Kemboi, the Kenyan steeplechaser who has become notorious for doing dance moves following races.

Fans also voted the dance to be the most popular moment of the meet even with star athletes Lolo Jones and Ashton Eaton in attendance on Saturday.

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The meet was held at JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Melissa Bishop had the best Canadian result at Camel City on Saturday running 2:02.10 to win the women’s 800m. The time was a world indoor championship standard.

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A number of other Canadians were also competing at Camel City on Saturday including top-five performances from Fiona Benson in the women’s mile, Robert Heppenstall in the men’s 800m.

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