The Olympic Games are barely half-way over, with another week of competitions to watch. However, it looks like one cameraperson is already bored and finding some new things to keep their attention.
During a woman's field hockey game, the feed cut for a few seconds of a cockroach crawling across a beam.
It was truly bizarre.
??pic.twitter.com/KQmuQPPJAt— man (@man) 1627327711
The incident came during the field hockey match between Spain and Argentina. Sports channel TyC in the latter country is responsible for the footage.
Argentina was up 1-0 and five minutes left in the quarter. The feed was showing a replay when it cut back to the field, only for viewers to be greeted by a cockroach making his way along.
Commenters online were a little confused.
I'm losing my mind over the roach at the Olympics.— You already know who I am (@You already know who I am) 1627774597
They was really filmin a roach at the olympics G https://twitter.com/perfectlyshots/status/1420210713960800258\u00a0\u2026— Crimson Fatalis (@Crimson Fatalis) 1627439738
Me, pretending to be a roach so I can see Gaga at the Olympicshttps://twitter.com/PerfectlyShots/status/1420210713960800258\u00a0\u2026— LJ Lee (@LJ Lee) 1627448607
6 whole seconds for the olympic roach onlypic.twitter.com/6H7FrJ9V7P— sam \u26c5\ufe0f (@sam \u26c5\ufe0f) 1627586593
The Olympic cameraman filming the roachpic.twitter.com/vvwDFeUZtS— ap. (@ap.) 1627578414
the cameraman filming the roach at the olympics has Gojo energy— mar (@mar) 1627547417
No action was missed while the feed cut to the insect, as the feed was just showing a replay. It didn't affect Argentina who went on to win the match 3-0.
However, online the opinion of the cockroach soon moved higher than the Olympic games itself.
Many called for the roach to be its own Olympic star.
Roach Olympics?!?!pic.twitter.com/Pm29Grcfl4— \u2765 Matt 'call me lethargy.' Jerkhole \ud83e\udeb3 (@\u2765 Matt 'call me lethargy.' Jerkhole \ud83e\udeb3) 1627822771
Beautiful form on that roach, I'm not sure how they can be topped. This is easily the hardest competition I've ever seen in Olympics history.https://twitter.com/s6ntispam/status/1419741438942883842\u00a0\u2026— \u26e7Bae-Phomet\u26e7 \ud83d\udd1b Art Fight (@\u26e7Bae-Phomet\u26e7 \ud83d\udd1b Art Fight) 1627443866
every olympic game needs to have a roach cam from now onhttps://twitter.com/s6ntispam/status/1419741438942883842\u00a0\u2026— Paradox\u2122 (2 WEEKS \ud83c\udf82) (@Paradox\u2122 (2 WEEKS \ud83c\udf82)) 1627424739
Definitely has to be the roachpic.twitter.com/9et3uV240g— Talana \u2602\ufe0e (@Talana \u2602\ufe0e) 1627699514
Now this is something I'd be interested in\n\nThat roach has its own Olympics going onhttps://twitter.com/s6ntispam/status/1419741438942883842\u00a0\u2026— SinscoShopToday \u26d3\ud83e\ude9a (@SinscoShopToday \u26d3\ud83e\ude9a) 1627578952
We salute you, Olympics cockroach.pic.twitter.com/4NUcGPnBtT— Dr. Ryan Gott \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83d\udc1e\ud83c\udf31 (@Dr. Ryan Gott \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83d\udc1e\ud83c\udf31) 1627858153
Overwhelmed by the global attention, support, and love.\n\nTranslated "Representing arthropods for the first time in the history of the #Olympics."\n\n#OlympicGames #Tokyo2020pic.twitter.com/7Mk9359pG7— Olympic Cockroach (@Olympic Cockroach) 1627626575
No word yet on how the roach placed in competition.
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