Pole vaulter's penis gets in the way of his Olympic dreams

Pole, meet pole.
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Sophie Hirsh
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Pole vaulter's penis gets in the way of his Olympic dreams
Japan's Hiroki Ogita competes in the Men's Pole Vault Qualifying Round during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 13, 2016. Credit: FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images

Pole, meet pole.

While Hiroki Ogita might be happy with his endowment most days, it was unfortunately the bane of his Olympics.

The Japanese pole vaulter could not have foreseen his package getting in the way of his gold medal dreams. But that's just what happened when it aggressively grazed the pole during a qualifying vault and knocked the bar off of its stand, disqualifying the athlete.


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The incident occurred during a qualifying round, so Ogita did not get to move on and compete for a medal.

The pain on his face is palpable.

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Japan's Hiroki Ogita competes in the Men's Pole Vault Qualifying Round during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 13, 2016. / AFP / FRANCK FIFE (Photo credit should read FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images) Credit: FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Japan's Hiroki Ogita competes in the Men's Pole Vault Qualifying Round during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 13, 2016. / AFP / FRANCK FIFE (Photo credit should read FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images) Credit: FRANCK FIFE/AFP/GETTY IMAGES

Maybe Spanx will help Ogita out in 2020.

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Sophie Hirsh

Sophie was a Viral Content Intern for the Watercooler channel. More writing and other stuff by Sophie can be found at www.sophiehirsh.com.

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