IN PHOTOS: Funniest and meme-worthy moments from the Tokyo Olympics
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics has wrapped up and the world has already begun its countdown to the next Olympic Games in Paris, France in 2024.
However, aside from the record-breaking and historic wins, some touching moments, and even heartbreaking losses, there were some moments that brought much-needed comic relief and still lingers in our mind up to this day.
This 2021, not only did we have new medal-winning Olympians, but we also have Olympians who won the internet and the hearts of many viewers and fans worldwide.
Look back at some of the amusing, funniest, and meme-worthy moments in the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics in the gallery below.
Blurry
A netizen tweeted that the only thing she can relate to in the Tokyo Olympics is the moment Canadian swimmer Maggie MacNeil didn't realize right away that she won gold because she can't see clearly without her glasses in the pool.
One Piece pose
A reporter thought Greek long jump gold medalist Miltiadis Tentoglou was doing a sumo pose during his entrance, but the athlete clarified in an interview that he was actually doing the “second gear” pose of Luffy from 'One Piece.'
Going wild
Australian swimming coach Dean Boxall goes viral after celebrating Ariarne Titmus' win a la Ultimate Warrior.
Tonga wins
During the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony, Tongan flag bearer and Taekwondo athlete Pita Taufatofua stole the show and won the hearts of netizens worldwide.
Olympic knitting
If ever knitting becomes an Olympic event, British gold medalist diver Tom Daley could definitely win it.
Olympic cockroach
During a women's hockey game at the Tokyo Olympics, one lucky cockroach got its 15 seconds of fame.
Witcher medallion
During the Tokyo Olympics, Russian athlete Vitalina Batsarashkina wore a School of the Cat medallion, which is worn by character Ciri in 'The Witcher.' It proved to be a lucky charm for her since she won two gold medals in shooting.
Kung fu panda
Someone turned Indonesian badminton bronze medalist Anthony Ginting into a meme by adding 'Kung Fu Panda' characters to his photo.
So much confusion
Some people were confused when Filipina skater Margielyn Didal posted her photo with skating legend Tony Hawk and added a funny caption to it. Tony Hawk himself even had to clarify in an interview that Margielyn was just joking.
Olympic photobomber
There were also other moments in the Olympics when Margielyn Didal made us smile, such as these moments when she photobombed fellow Olympians.
Face mask
Some netizens compared the US swimming team's face masks to that of 'Batman' villain, Bane.
Last man standing
Canada couldn't have said it better when it captioned this photo of decathlon gold medalist Damian Warner with, “The last man standing...literally.”
