Japanese pole vaulter Hiroki Ogita might have missed out on a place in the Olympic final, but at least he’ll have a story to tell his grandkids in a few decades’ time.
Ogita, one of three athletes from Japan competing in the men’s event, inadvertently knocked the bar off with his penis, cutting short his dream of glory.
In the first round, with the bar set at 5.30m, it was a case of will he or won’t he on the first attempt. Unfortunately for the 28-year-old, the answer was willy.
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The athlete had already nudged the bar out of place, but you can see from the clip above that one particular part of his anatomy did the majority of the damage.
Ogita cleared the height at his next attempt, but was left playing catch-up and eventually saw his run come to an end with three failed attempts at 5.60m.
It was certainly a unique way to cock up on the biggest stage, and even if he ends up winning everything in sight before his career is up he’ll forever be known as ‘the guy who knocked the bar off with his penis’ – that’s just how these things work.
The final was won by home favourite Thiago Braz da Silva, with 2012 champion Renaud Lavillenie of France taking silver and Sam Kendricks of the United States winning the bronze medal.
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