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French pole vaulting sensation Anthony Ammirati appeared to poke fun at his viral Olympic moment, after a certain appendage prevented him from winning a medal at Paris 2024.
The 21-year-old was seen making light of the situation in a since-deleted TikTok video, a couple of days after his manhood grazed the crossbar during his semi-final.
“POV: You generate more anticipation for your presentation than for your performances,” read the video’s title, according to a Google translation from French to English.
It is unclear who originally posted the clip, as Ammirati does not appear to have an account on the video-sharing platform.
The Frenchman was eating in what looked like a cafeteria in the Olympic Village, while staring into the camera.
French pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati appeared to poke fun at his viral moment at the Olympics
Ammirati suffered an unfortunate mishap before finishing 12th in Paris on Saturday.
Ammirati looked set to clear 5.70m until a part of his body prevented him from doing so during his third attempt on Saturday, leaving spectators in hysterics.
“It’s a big disappointment,” Ammirati said. French Athletics Federation after the viral moment.
“I’m a little disappointed because I didn’t miss anything on the third attempt at 5.70m. What I did miss was a little bit in training to fine-tune the settings. Just a technical session,” he added.
‘Physically I was 100 percent, but I was lacking a bit in pole vaulting.’
He continued: “The conditions were good. It’s the first time I’ve started a competition without stress.”
“As I was a complete outsider, my only goal was to interact with the public. I almost achieved that.”
Fans were quick to react to Ammirati’s notable mistake.
“Anthony Ammirati failed the exam and commentators are already having a hard time recognizing what happened. Help, I’m dying!” wrote one person on X.
“Bad luck, but also good flexibility,” added another.
Ammirati eventually finished in 12th place with a height of 5.60 in Group A.
The 21-year-old admitted his disappointment after missing out on a medal in Paris
“Physically I was 100 percent, but I was lacking a bit in pole vaulting,” he told reporters.
