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Karina Babenok

French Pole Vaulter Breaks Silence After Bulge Costs Him Medal

Team France’s Anthony Ammirati was betrayed by his… schlong, at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Upon becoming a viral internet sensation, the pole vaulter spoke out about his NSFW loss. As jokes broke out from his defeat, the 21-year-old athlete said he was “100% there physically.”

Anthony likely didn’t expect to become famous as a result of losing to his manhood on Saturday (August 3), when he hoped to succeed the French Olympic champion, Renaud Lavillenie. 

Representing the country hosting the 33rd Summer Olympics, the French athlete failed to qualify for the men’s pole vault event, missing the 5.70-meter bar as a result of his bulge blocking his win.

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