- Alcott enjoyed a stellar tennis career, including winning the Golden Slam.
- He has been an entertaining part of the Olympic commentary team.
- His latest meta joke had his followers laughing out loud.
Australian wheelchair tennis champion Dylan Alcott has always been known for his sense of humour, but he took his self-referential jokes to a new level at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Alcott is part of the Channel Nine commentary team in Paris and has been involved in a wide range of different sports.
However, when he was assigned to the men’s 20km race walk, he was able to see the humorous and ironic side.
“It’s important to be among the experts when doing the television coverage of the Olympic March,” he posted on Instagram along with a video of him raising his eyebrows and holding his hands in his lap with a cheeky expression.
For those who don’t know Alcott, he was born with a tumor wrapped around his spinal cord, causing him to become a paraplegic after surgery to remove it.
He then thrived as a wheelchair tennis player, winning multiple Grand Slam titles and gold medals at the Paralympic Games.
Alcott’s remarkable career also includes achieving a Golden Slam in 2021, winning all four major titles and the Paralympic gold medal in the same year.
Which makes the mention of him being a professional walking expert a very meta joke, something he was happy to admit.
Dylan Alcott’s self-referential humour has been a big part of his success on Channel Nine’s Paris Olympics commentary team, and his most recent Instagram prank (pictured) is a prime example.
Australians Declan Tingay and Rhydian Cowley (in yellow jerseys) are pictured competing in the men’s race walk in Paris, the race that prompted Alcott to joke with fans.
Alcott then added: “I’ve been training my whole life for this moment.”
Fans found her take highly amusing and were quick to praise Alcott for the personality and humour she has brought to the commentary team.
“Best commentator on the team. I appreciate your relaxed and authentic attitude,” one posted.
“Love it Dyl! You’re joining the commentary team with the best sense of humour,” added another.
“You’re doing wheelies with this pole, mate,” another joked.
Australians Declan Tingay and Rhydian Cowley finished the race in 11th and 12th place respectively in gruelling conditions.
Australia’s Jemima Montag took bronze in the women’s event.
Montag, who found courage from her late grandmother in the town where she sought refuge after World War II, overcame numerous setbacks to bravely win Olympic bronze in the 20km race walk.
Australia’s Jemima Montag overcame tough conditions to claim bronze in the women’s race walk at the Paris Olympics
Montag was in fifth place five kilometers from the finish on a hot Thursday morning in Paris, with a medal seemingly slipping away.
But encouraged by her sister, who was screaming herself hoarse on the sidelines, the 26-year-old soldiered on and beat two other walkers to take bronze in one hour, 26 minutes and 25 seconds, breaking her own national record.
“I felt additional levels of strength, courage and resilience,” Montag said.
‘(My grandmother) passed on all of those amazing traits to my father, who passed them on to my sisters and me.
‘And today they took all those things.
‘The route was a kilometre long with curves and cobblestones, the noise was very loud where the crowd was.
“Every woman did what she wanted and I needed all the courage I had. It runs in the family.”