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Xtra Time Web Desk: French pole Vaulter Anthony Ammirati missed a spot in the final of the men's event of the Paris 2024 Olympics only by a whisker. However, the 21-year-old suffered an embarrassing moment during his performance on Saturday. The youngster became an unlikely sensation on social media after his crotch got caught at the crossbar as a video of the same surfaced on social media.

The incident occurred during his 3rd try as Ammirati was attempting to clear a height of 5.70 meters. However, the attempt went completely south as his crotch struck the bar before the youngster fell on the ground. The broadcasters were equally baffled at the scene and didn't know how to describe the same.

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Having made four attempts, the French star had a score of 5.60 and finished 12th, which was not suffice to qualify for the final. It was also Ammirati's only event in the Paris 2024 Olympics. However Ammirati expressed disappointment at not reaching the final and stated, as quoted by French Athletic Federation. 

Fun fact- Imagine losing in the Olympics because of a large di*k.????????#AnthonyAmmirati failed the bar in pole vault and the commentators are clearly having a hard time acknowledging what happened ???? pic.twitter.com/JHOZg7FGM7

— Amitabh Chaudhary (@Main_Amitabh) August 3, 2024

Despite his exit from the Paris Olympics, where the pole vault was his only event, Ammirati, the U20 World Championships in Colombia two years ago, took the incident in good sport.

He said, via the French Athletic Federation: “I’m just glad I can make people smile and laugh. And who knows, maybe this will be the start of something amazing!”

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The results for the pole vault qualifies were nothing surprising as Mondo Duplantis of Sweden, the current world record holder in the discipline, topped the qualification process by clearing 5.75 metres in his very first attempt. Norway's Guttormsen Sondre finished second, and Greece's Karalis Emmanouli took the third spot. None of the athletes, however, attempted the automatic qualifying mark 5.80 metres.