July 30, 2021, 02:09 PM
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A cockroach momentarily stole the spotlight from an Olympic hockey game for around five seconds after a cameraman focused on it rather than the match.
The cockroach has since taken the internet by storm, with many expressing their amusement at the incident.
An unexpected Olympic star
Twitter user @s6ntispam shared the clip of the cockroach's rise to stardom, which was aired on Argentine sports channel TyC Sports.
— sati (@s6ntispam) July 26, 2021
The game being shown was a women's hockey match between Argentina and Spain on July 26. The two teams are in Pool B, together with New Zealand, Australia, China, and Japan.
As the Olympic cameraman focused on a cockroach minding its own business and waddling away, the commentator remarked, "Look! There we have... a cockroach."
Many fans of the cockroach
The clip of the cockroach, which has been viewed more than seven million times, has delighted many netizens who have chimed in with their thoughts on the new star.
https://twitter.com/ElWuschel/status/1419847693380239362
"Representing arthropods for the first time in the history of the Olympic Games. Kukavo Ladora brings home the gold for his hometown in the 15-metre dash," one Twitter user wrote.
When a cockroach is more exciting than the Olympics https://t.co/MHLpGqkSKj
— Fonkz Fex (🔜 AC, MFF!) (@FonkZ_) July 28, 2021
https://twitter.com/ARTOFDECEPTlON/status/1420438526072590336
Olympic athletes competing at a high level? Not interested.
— Stephen Simadibrata (@blubasaur__) July 28, 2021
Cockroach waddling? Yes. https://t.co/p0lLg5hDY7
cockroach just breathed and got featured in the Olympics— must have been a hero in its past life 🤣🤣
— zaf 🪐 rest (@hhhharu__) July 29, 2021
Training for the upcoming cockroach olympics. https://t.co/A9jnFrLnW1
— JJSponge120 (@JJSponge120) July 28, 2021
Argentina team victorious
In case you're wondering how the actual game went, the Argentina team emerged victorious, beating Spain 3-0.
Argentina went on to beat China 3-2, and Japan 2-1. Their next game is against Australia on Jul. 31, the current leaders in their pool.
Top photo adapted from Twitter / s6ntispam.
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