A Cockroach Made Its Way To The Olympics! Twitter Lost All Calm

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Whether it’s off or on the field, the Olympics is all about glitz, glamour, and the game of course. Even though this time the Olympic games are happening amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Tokyo 2020 Olympics has already produced many viral moments for viewers to watch and share.

A cameraman decided to go rogue in a recent Olympic game and film a cockroach in the middle of an ongoing women’s hockey match.

The cameraman of an Argentinian TV channel captured a strange clip while covering the women’s hockey match. The match was between Argentina, and Spain played on July 26. The clip was shared on social media by Twitter user @s6ntispam. This viral post of a cockroach in the Tokyo Olympics garnered over 4.9 million views, and 64,900 retweets.

The cameraman filmed a cockroach walking along a part of the field in the clip. The segment of the cockroach was shot when a replay was being played. On Argentinian TV channel, the shot was shown live while broadcasting the Tokyo Games. While broadcasting the clip, even the sports commentator was commenting was shocked and he stopped to say, “Look at what we have here. A cockroach!”

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The audience didn’t mind it much when the cockroach took attention away from the game. Rather they were quite amused by the video. The segment garnered some funny reactions after going viral on social media. The cameraman got back to the hockey action between Spain and Argentina, and the special clip of the cockroach lasted for only a few seconds. The South American nation finally won the match 3-0.

The video has gotten a lot of attention from people all over the world which has gone viral on Twitter. It also left some wondering why the commentator was intrigued by the insect. The clip received some really funny reactions from the world and here we have listed a few for you to enjoy.

A user noted its historical importance and captioned it as, “Representing arthropods for the first time in the history of the Olympic games.”

And, one user highlighted it as “animal Olympics”.

Many people are wondering about the cockroach and how it got this much fame without even asking for it. Also, the commentary was a show-stealer. As the commentator took its name and the way the cockroach turned to face the camera was described as “cinematic genius” by a Twitter user.

Users get the wildlife documentary vibes from the clip and wrote, “From Olympics to national geographic real quick.”

According to some users, the cameraman behind the act could be a wildlife enthusiast. A user even implored National Geographic to give him a job.

And, some of them thought the production team was up for some fun with this switching of scenes between a roaming insect, and the match.

Some Twitter users even explained that cockroaches were a rare sight in Japan. That is why the coverage, from that point of view, was rather interesting.

Here are some more amazing reactions of the netizens from around the world. Let’s check them out:

Recently, Indian broadcasters showing the LIVE telecast of the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics also came under radar. While telecasting the Olympics opening ceremony, the camera focused more on Sports Minister Anurag Thakur instead of the Indian contingent. This did not go well with the netizens, and they highly criticized it. People called out the broadcasters for allowing the minister to hog the spotlight that was supposed to be at sportspersons representing India at the event. With that, Thakur had also started trending on Twitter.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics were delayed last year. However, fans still saw a shining light that things would get better and the mega event would be held with the same charm and fireworks. Unfortunately, the situation has not changed much even after a year, and Tokyo, the venue of the game is facing new cases of Coronavirus poping up. Fortunately, they believe in the motto of show must go on, and that is why the Olympics finally started on 23rd July 2021.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has already termed the event as “Games of Hope”. Although a major part of the population in Japan is against holding the Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is hoping to win over the people by providing a sporting spectacle.

From India, a total of 127 Indian athletes, Men and Women are in Tokyo Olympic Games. Among all of them, 52 participants are females, and 67 Indian Athletes are male. Indian Players had reported and started participating in Olympics Games Tokyo 2021. Due to the Covid-19 situation, the Olympics is been organized with all the safety protocols. Before participating in Indian Olympic Contingent, all participants went through Covid-19 tests.

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