Pole vault video at Paris Olympics 2024 goes massively viral for bizarre reasons, here's all you need to know

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Anthony Ammirati has become a social media topic of discussion for netizens across the globe after a small incident that occurred during a qualifying event at the Paris Olympics 2024. Ammirati is a popular pole vaulter who was looking to proceed ahead in the Olympics but also became a social media sensation for all the wrong reasons. How what exactly did he do to become an overnight headline?

French pole vaulter's 'private parts' responsible for his exit from Paris Olympics?

Ammirati was doing seemingly well in his initial approach and jump at the Paris Olympics qualifying event but one particular jump, where was seen to have almost cleared the crossbar with his jump, was missed by a whisker. However, this jump had a small twist in it which netizens were quick to spot. Apparently, the crossbar appeared to have brushed past his 'private parts', sending it tumbling down, meaning that Ammirati's jump was disqualified and so was his dream of an Olympic medal. Ammirati could not be among those top-12 pole vaulters who were able to qualify for the further Olympic journey, according to reports.

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Anthony Ammirati becomes a 'sensation'

As soon as the video of 21-year-old Ammirati's jump surfaced online, netizens spotted that his 'private parts' had touched the crossbar, which made him crash out of the qualifiers, and it became a major topic of memes, discussion and a lot more. Some claimed that this was a rather bizarre and