Australian breakdancer Rachael Gunn (stage name: Raygun) has gone viral on the internet for her moves or the lack of it. Gunn was doing everything on the stage apart from breakdancing has become a butt of jokes on social media
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Yusuf Dikec, the Turkish shooter became a viral sensation for his simplicity. Just normal spectacles, one hand in pocket and boom, Dikec won a Silver medal. His pose became a sensation only to be replicated by the likes of Mondo Duplantis and others. On the other hand, there was Kim Ye-Ji, the Korean shooter, dressed properly with all the sophistication as social media suggested she gave the 'main character energy' compared to Dikec's nonchalance
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Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis, the Swedish Pole Vault athlete, went viral for his celebration after breaking the world record. As soon as he landed on the mat, Duplantis knew he had broken the world record and quickly ran to kiss his girlfriend Desire Inglander. The moment has been all over the internet
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One of the more innocent and cutest entries on the list is China's 18-year-old artistic gymnast, Yaqin Zhou. As Zhou stood on the podium with her Silver medal, she saw her Italian counterparts biting their Gold and Bronze medals. Copying them, Zhou tried to do the same but also brought the medal to her lips rather than fully biting it
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Suni Lee, the USA gymnast fell from the beam during the beam-balancing event and she even made fun of herself by making a TikTok saying "Unfortunately I was selected for the Olympics"
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As many as eight proposals took place at the Paris Olympics. From Alessia Maurelli to French runner Alice Finot to the Chinese badminton player Liu Yuchen bending on his knees to propose to his girlfriend Huang Ya Qiong, it was a love-filled Olympics in Paris
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French pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati went viral after his 'bulge' was the reason for him not being able to make it. Even though his leg hit the bar at first but the bulge came in the way too and eventually he became the butt of all the jokes
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Snoop Dogg, the American rapper, was basically everywhere at the Paris Olympics. Starting from the opening ceremony where he was the torchbearer, Dogg was spotted at skateboarding, basketball, equestrian, beach volleyball, fencing, breaking and athletics
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Stephen Nedoroscik, the Pommel Horse Guy, went viral for first solving the Rubix Cube in less than 10 seconds and then won the bronze medal. However, everyone remembers him as Clarke Kent of the USA gymnastic team
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Hamish Kerr, New Zealand high-jumper who won the Gold medal, had an awkward moment in the final of his event when he wanted to bail out from the jump but still went ahead and jumped under the bar, sparking hilarious memes and reactions
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