Polish hammer thrower Pawel Fajedek won a gold medal at the 2015 IAAF World Championships on Monday in Beijing after his 80.88 meter toss. It was the sixth gold medal of his career, so, naturally, he was pretty excited about it and went out celebrating afterwards.

But that’s where things went a little downhill.

According to Chinese media outlet Tencent, confirmed by media outlets in Fajedek’s home country, the 26-year-old was seen celebrating and drinking heavily in a number of the area’s bars. But when it was time to get home he was apparently so discombobulated that he paid for the taxi with his gold medal.

The Independent relayed the story: