Japanese athlete denies penis was to blame for pole vault downfall
The now famous Japanese athlete Hiroki Ogita has denied his penis was to blame for his pole vaulting faux pas at the Rio Olympics. Ogita said he’s “pretty devastated” by the coverage it has received.
Ogita and his manhood went viral after his penis appeared to knock over the bar during one of his attempts to clear the 5.3 meter hurdle.
Japanese pole vaulter Hiroki Ogita' dream crushed by...
— rodriQuez (@rodriQuez) August 16, 2016
...His phallus caused him to foul during qualifying rounds. pic.twitter.com/hrubYFv1xB
Social media rejoiced and said Ogita should stand proud over what happened.
@ogi1230 I would say that there are many wishing parts of their anatomy would get in the way!! https://t.co/C51aKT32lM Be Proud!
— Andrew (@Hippo_Rugby) August 17, 2016
This is why I never did well in the pole vault #MyStoryAndImStickingWithIthttps://t.co/d8drcZQ1JH
— Robb Allen (@ItsRobbAllen) August 16, 2016
If you lose the pole vault in the Olympics because your penis is big enough to knock the bar off you're still a winner #Olympics2016#fb
— Purple Darth Mo (@MoAlexander) August 17, 2016
While no hard feelings were intended, the 28-year-old didn’t see it this way and took to Twitter to condemn the “foreign media” for attacking him.
"I never expected the foreign media to take me down like this," Ogita tweeted, according to the BBC.
"It's one thing if it was true, but I have to say I'm pretty devastated that they'd go so far to make something up to mock and ridicule me so much."
Ah nuts! Japanese pole vaulter crushes #Olympic dream with own penis pic.twitter.com/u7gUz7Sfg0https://t.co/EOBbwzi6lP
— RT (@RT_com) August 17, 2016
Ogita added that the coverage has been “pretty rough” but admitted he did eventually see the funny side.
"Watching again, this is pretty funny, if I say so myself. LOL,” he later tweeted.
