BBC viewers are loving ‘best part’ of Olympics closing ceremony that’s been ’10/10’
BBC viewers have found their favourite part of the Olympics closing ceremony so far.
Two weeks of sporting excellence is coming to a close tonight (11 August), and millions around the world have tuned it to see what France has in store for its closing Olympic ceremony.
If it's anything close to what the opening ceremony was, it's sure to make headlines.
So far, athletes have been seen repeatedly tripping over the carpet at the Stade de France, which was a good laugh, but viewers think they've found the best part of the ceremony.
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It turns out, that it's all to do with BBC commentator Andrew Cotter, who is dropping jokes and banter, left, right and centre for us to enjoy.
One user posted on X: "Amazing commentary by Andrew Cotter and Hazel Irvine as everyone is forced to do karaoke.
"Andrew: 'You can read those lyrics on the screen can’t you Hazel.'
"Hazel: 'My eyes don’t seem to be working.'
"Andrew: 'the words are la la la la la. Or in French, the the the the.'"
Another commented: "@MrAndrewCotter the best part of the closing ceremony is the commentary provided by Mr Andrew Cotter. Love his voice and witty banter lol"
A third shared: "Andrew Cotter is a national treasure, he's just the peak of commentators with his little one liners"
A different entertained viewer said: "Andrew Cotter. Simply the gold medal of Olympic commentary"
One simply said: "Andrew Cotter is just the best BBC commentator, it's not even close."
A true legend of the sports commentating game.
As the Olympics comes to a close, the nations' performances can be analysed, with the top countries being revealed.
To almost nobody's surprise, Team USA came out on top with the most medals, though with the same number of golds as second placed China.
Team GB came seventh overall, though with 65 medals in total, the third most overall, with only 14 of those being gold medals.
Top 10 performing Olympic nations
- USA - 126 medals (40 gold)
- China - 91 medals (40 gold)
- Japan - 45 medals (20 gold)
- Australia - 53 medals (18 gold)
- France - 64 medals (16 gold)
- Netherlands - 34 medals (15 gold)
- Great Britain - 65 medals (14 gold)
- South Korea - 32 medals (13 gold)
- Italy - 40 medals (12 gold)
- Germany - 33 medals (12 gold)
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Anthony Ammirati's penis costs him his medal
The 21-year-old French pole vaulter attempted to clear the 5.70 metres on 3 August when his knee - along with his private parts - got in the way, shattering his Olympic dreams.
Iconic shooter Yusuf Dikec wins silver medal with 'no equipment'
Turkey's Yusuf Dikec took a laid back approach when he was spotted looking incredibly relaxed with one hand in his pocket and without any shooting gear on.
It all paid off though as he took home the silver along with his partner Sevval Ilayda Tarhan.
Noah Lyles' 100m victory
Setting a new personal best, Lyles came out on top at the finish line by a margin of just 0.005 seconds, with a final time of 9.784.
The final also marked the fastest race of all time, with all eight athletes crossing the finish line in under 10 seconds.
George Mills and Hugo Hay's 5000m bust up
Chaos erupted when a total of five athletes found themselves face down on the track after an incident left several runners stumbling on top of each other, including Team GB's George Mills and French runner Hugo Hay.
Mills looked as though he had some harsh words for Hay after the tumble which he admitted he was 'probably not allowed to say'.
Snoop Dogg in general
Snoop went viral after he rocked up to the dressage team Grand Prix Special fully kitted out in breeches, a dressage tailcoat and hard hat alongside pal Martha Stewart. Iconic.
Ana Carolina Vieira gets sent home for breaking athletes' village rules with boyfriend
Ana Carolina Vieira was sent home after she and her boyfriend Gabriel Santos - also a swimmer competing in the Olympics - left the village without permission, which is against the Olympic Village rules.
Team GB star becomes first ever Olympian to win medal in both male and female events
Coxswain Henry Fieldman made history when he won bronze at the women's crews event off the back of his bronze win in Tokyo on the men's team.
Fieldman was able to achieve the feat because of a rule change back in 2017 that allows coxes of either gender to steer the eights.
The River Seine drama
While Canada’s Tyler Mislawchuk vomited after swimming in the river, Belgian triathlete Jolien Vermeylen admitted she 'felt and saw things that we shouldn’t think about too much'.
It came after health concerns were raised over the pollution levels in the river, with the country splashing out a cool £1.18 billion on cleaning it up in time for the games.
Freddie Crittenden jogs for entire race on purpose
The Team USA star purposely put on a leisurely performance in his first heat of the Men's 110m hurdles and ended up being the last one to make it across the finish line with a time of 18.27 seconds.
The athlete said it was a calculated move to avoid aggravating a sore muscle in his leg and due to the introduction of repechage rounds, he knew that he'd have another chance at glory.
'Slow pool' accusations
The pool at the Paris La Défense Arena is 2.15 metres deep which is short of the minimum of 2.5 metres that World Aquatics recommends for an Olympic competition, prompting backlash from viewers.
As a result of the difference in depth, an issue called 'slow' swimming is created where the water is more volatile when dispersed than in a deeper pool.
Imane Khelif's opponent quits boxing match 46 seconds in
The Algerian boxer faced Italy's Angela Carini in the round of 16 match on 1 August when Carini - who has since apologised - decided to abandon the match after 46 seconds.
Khelif - who was born and raised a girl - was disqualified from last year’s Women’s World Boxing Championships in New Delhi amid claims from the International Boxing Association that she was not able to meet their unspecified eligibility criteria.
Khelif has since been at the centre of a gender row, and has urged people to 'refrain from bullying all athletes' amid abuse online.
Luana Alonso 'kicked out' of Olympic Village
The Paraguayan swimmer was said to have been asked to leave the village amid accusations of creating an 'inappropriate environment', according to a statement from her team.
Alonso - who also announced her retirement from the sport - has since denied the claims and urged people to 'stop spreading false information'.
Gold medal winner Thomas Ceccon spotted sleeping in park amid village complaints
The athlete, who won gold in the men's 100m backstroke, was spotted taking a nap outside by Saudi rower Husein Alireza who posted it to his Instagram account, tagging the spot as a location within the official Olympic Village.
Speaking about his accommodation, Ceccon said: "It's hard to sleep both at night and in the afternoon. Usually, when I'm at home, I always sleep in the afternoon. Here I really struggle between the heat and the noise."
Steven van de Velde booed while making his Olympic debut
The convicted child rapist was booed as he competed in the preliminary phase of the beach volleyball men’s tournament at the start of the games last month.
In 2016, Van de Velde was sentenced to four years in prison after admitting three counts of rape against a 12-year-old girl in August 2014, with many furious that he has been allowed to compete in the Olympics.
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