Although this rarely happens to pole vaulters, it is a good thing for their reproductive prospects.
French pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati was unable to clear the bar after his genitals got caught in the bar midway through a spectacular vault.
NEWS: French pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati missed out on a medal after his “manliness” caused the bar to tip over.
Amialti was attempting to clear the bar at 5.70 metres.
Amiraty had cleared two heights before the unfortunate situation struck.
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“After four attempts at pole vaulting, Amirathy finished He placed 12th with a total score of 5.60, missing out on the next round and any chance of competing for a medal. Armand Duplantis of Sweden, Sondre Guttormsen of Norway and Emanouil Karalis of Greece tied for first place. Sam Kendricks of the United States placed seventh. There will be a second heat before the final.
“The men’s pole vault is the only event Ammirati will compete in at the 2024 Olympics. He placed second at the 2022 Mediterranean Games and first at the U-20 World Athletics Championships that year.”
Ammirati, 21, said she became interested in pole vaulting when she was 12, after seeing a girl she knew pole vaulting.
“I started pole vaulting at age 12 because the girls at my club were doing it,” the French athlete wrote in a 2023 Instagram post. Us Weekly“When I saw her jump, I knew I wanted to give it a try.”
Well, maybe not in the way he intended, but Ammirati left his mark on the sports world.
