The Olympic Games can often seem bizarre, It’s not just the sports that have us doing a double take – all kinds of weird and wonderful things can occur.
Rio 2016 appears to have thrown up more strange, unpredictable and eye-raising moments than any other Games in recent memory.
From an oiled flag-bearer to some seriously squeam-inducing injuries, here’s a look at 10 weird moments that we still can’t quite believe happened.
1. Japanese’ pole vaulter’s penis
Japanese pole vaulter Hiroki Ogita was left cursing an unfortunate camera angle when footage appeared to show that his penis cost him a place in the final.
The 28-year-old looked all set to clear his opening 5.30m vault when agonisingly the pole was then clipped by what looked to be his own manhood.
Ogita later denied that his genitals were to blame, but by then they’d already become a viral sensation.
2. The dancing weightlifter
David Katoatau, a weightlifter from the Pacific island nation of Kiribati, endeared himself to the world with the dad dancing moves he busted out every time he cleared a weight in the 105kg Group B final.
3. Sex on the beach
Dan Walker’s late-night links at Copacabana Beach on BBC4 have often been just as entertaining as the sports themselves.
As well as a humorous interview with a bride-to-be after a hen party gatecrashed one night’s proceedings, the presenter also had to deal with the background sight of a couple who appeared to be getting just a little too amorous.
4. The green pool
The phrase ‘there’s something in the water’ has never been more apt than at this year’s water polo and diving competitions. Both pools at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre mysteriously changed colour from blue to green a few days into the Games.
5. The coach-throwing celebration
After winning gold in the women’s -63kg freestyle competition, the wrestler continued to show off her skills by unexpectedly throwing down her coach, Kazuhito Sakae, onto the floor, not just once but twice!
6. The elbow snap
This year’s Olympics has arguably been one of the most brutal But one of the most gruesome to watch involved poor weightlifter Andranik Karapetyan, whose screams could almost be heard in his Armenian homeland after snapping his elbow while attempting to lift 195kg in the clean and jerk.
7. Samir Ait Said’s rotten bad luck
You might think that breaking your leg while attempting to land the vault is the worst way a male gymnast’s Olympic dream could end.
But Frenchman Samir Ait Said’s misery was compounded just moments later when the medical crew dropped his stretcher as they lifted him into the ambulance.
8. The Tonga flagbearer
Tonga flagbearer Pita Nikolas Taufatofua got all of social media drooling when he appeared at the opening ceremony bare-chested and covered in body oil.
9. The Ryan Lochte incident
Having picked up a gold medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay to become America’s second most decorated swimmer of all time, Ryan Lochte should have headed home to the US a hero.
Instead, he’s being labelled ‘The Ugly American’ and ‘the dumbest bell that ever rang’ by US media.
The 32-year-old said he was robbed at gunpoint at a Rio gas station.
But Brazilian police deny the claims and consequently the New York Post ran a front page featuring Lochte and the words ‘liar, liar, Speedos on fire’.
10. Shaunae Miller
Shaunae Miller put in a late bid to represent her country in the diving with a dramatic finish in the 400m final.
The Bahamian threw herself over the line to snatch gold from Allyson Felix.
Rio 2016 appears to have thrown up more strange, unpredictable and eye-raising moments than any other Games in recent memory.
From an oiled flag-bearer to some seriously squeam-inducing injuries, here’s a look at 10 weird moments that we still can’t quite believe happened.
1. Japanese’ pole vaulter’s penis
Japanese pole vaulter Hiroki Ogita was left cursing an unfortunate camera angle when footage appeared to show that his penis cost him a place in the final.
The 28-year-old looked all set to clear his opening 5.30m vault when agonisingly the pole was then clipped by what looked to be his own manhood.
Ogita later denied that his genitals were to blame, but by then they’d already become a viral sensation.
2. The dancing weightlifter
David Katoatau, a weightlifter from the Pacific island nation of Kiribati, endeared himself to the world with the dad dancing moves he busted out every time he cleared a weight in the 105kg Group B final.
3. Sex on the beach
Dan Walker’s late-night links at Copacabana Beach on BBC4 have often been just as entertaining as the sports themselves.
As well as a humorous interview with a bride-to-be after a hen party gatecrashed one night’s proceedings, the presenter also had to deal with the background sight of a couple who appeared to be getting just a little too amorous.
4. The green pool
The phrase ‘there’s something in the water’ has never been more apt than at this year’s water polo and diving competitions. Both pools at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre mysteriously changed colour from blue to green a few days into the Games.
5. The coach-throwing celebration
After winning gold in the women’s -63kg freestyle competition, the wrestler continued to show off her skills by unexpectedly throwing down her coach, Kazuhito Sakae, onto the floor, not just once but twice!
6. The elbow snap
This year’s Olympics has arguably been one of the most brutal But one of the most gruesome to watch involved poor weightlifter Andranik Karapetyan, whose screams could almost be heard in his Armenian homeland after snapping his elbow while attempting to lift 195kg in the clean and jerk.
7. Samir Ait Said’s rotten bad luck
You might think that breaking your leg while attempting to land the vault is the worst way a male gymnast’s Olympic dream could end.
But Frenchman Samir Ait Said’s misery was compounded just moments later when the medical crew dropped his stretcher as they lifted him into the ambulance.
8. The Tonga flagbearer
Tonga flagbearer Pita Nikolas Taufatofua got all of social media drooling when he appeared at the opening ceremony bare-chested and covered in body oil.
9. The Ryan Lochte incident
Having picked up a gold medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay to become America’s second most decorated swimmer of all time, Ryan Lochte should have headed home to the US a hero.
Instead, he’s being labelled ‘The Ugly American’ and ‘the dumbest bell that ever rang’ by US media.
The 32-year-old said he was robbed at gunpoint at a Rio gas station.
But Brazilian police deny the claims and consequently the New York Post ran a front page featuring Lochte and the words ‘liar, liar, Speedos on fire’.
10. Shaunae Miller
Shaunae Miller put in a late bid to represent her country in the diving with a dramatic finish in the 400m final.
The Bahamian threw herself over the line to snatch gold from Allyson Felix.
