This Olympic pole vaulter's own huge pole got in the way—and cost him a medal

@Glodyswotcher wrote in an X post:

"Anthony Ammirati failed the bar and the commentators are clearly having a hard time acknowledging what happened [laughing emoji]. Help, I'm dying."

X user @PONY_Official wrote:

"When you're about to win an Olympic medal but your massive d*ck gets in the way while the whole world watches in slow motion."

@pauloMDtweets wrote in another X post:

"French athlete Anthony Ammirati failed the 5.70 height pole vault because of his asset."

Ammirati finished the men's pole vault qualification round in 15th place overall. While this means that he didn't qualify for the finals at Paris 2024, it's still a wonderful accomplishment to be among the 15 best athletes in the world for the sport. Moreover, this unfortunate fumble is turning Ammirati into one of the biggest viral sensations of the 2024 Olympic Games.

According to data from Social Blade, Ammirati started this Saturday, August 3 with 6,355 followers on Instagram.

As of this writing, the French pole vaulter has already surpassed 21,600 followers — and his IG following keeps growing by the hour!