2024 Paris Olympics: 11 Viral Moments and Memes

The 2024 Paris Olympics gathered over 10,000 of the world's best athletes to compete in more than 300 events. The multi-billion dollar championship occurs every 4 years, making it one gigantic spectacle. The internet, especially, was having a blast clipping and spreading the best, funniest, and most shocking moments of the Olympics. Take a look at our compilation below!

This man is undoubtedly the most popular meme of the Paris Olympics. Yusuf Dikeç is a 51-year-old Turkish pistol shooter who went viral for his casual pose and little-to-no equipment during the Olympics. The internet compared him to other athletes, who majority used special lenses, ear defenders, and other equipment. It was giving John Wick.

This moment quickly spiraled into an endless chain of memes. A lot of esports organizations also jumped in on the hype. BLAST SLam memed how the Turkish shooter is Muerta's new persona in Dota 2.

Cloud9 VALORANT memed: "How my chamber shoots vs. how their chamber shoots."

Algerian boxer, Imane Khelif, became a sensation at the Paris Olympics but it also stemmed from an awful gender dispute in the beginning. An Italian boxer, Angela Carini, surrendered against Imane after 46 seconds in the ring and then gave statements that fueled a massive debate regarding Imane's gender.

In the heat of the controversy, Imane gained a wave of passionate followers. She successfully won the Gold medal in Women's 66KG Boxing, defeating Yang Liu of China.

One of the earliest viral moments captured South Korean's Kim Ye-ji, who was fighting for the Gold medal in the Women's shooting category at the Paris Olympics. She had a focused stance and an expression that couldn't care less. Her prowess earned her the Silver medal and the internet collectively agreed to STAN.

How do we even tell this story? French pole vaulter, Anthony Ammirati, was making his third attempt at a 5.7-metre bar. He passed the bar seamlessly.. until his genitals got caught on it and the bar fell. It is an insane turnaround to his run at the Paris Olympics. The 21-year-old then commented, "It was a big disappointment."

The women's gymnastics celebrated an unprecedented all-Black podium on August 5th. The floor competition awarded Brazillian's Rebeca Andradeas the champion. American's Simon Biles and Jordan Chiles follow in 2nd and 3rd place. The historic podium witnessed the two runner-ups celebrating the Gold medalist - a moment transformed into memes.

Stephen Nedoroscik went viral as the "Pommel Horse Guy" when the internet captured his moments of sleeping on the side as he waited for his turn to do the last, difficult routine in men's gymnastics. He delivered a grand performance that managed to uphold the USA in third place - earning them their first men's gymnastics medal in 16 years of competing.

Folks in esports and gaming were also excited to find out that Nedoroscik plays Rocket League! A clip of him playing the Psyonix title went viral online.

Zhou Yaqin melted our hearts during her podium moment with two other Italian gymnasts. Holding a Silver medal in her hand, she posed for the cameras. But she quickly noticed how the Italian Gold medalist and Bronze medalist had the same metal-biting pose - and she quickly (and adorably) adapted.

Popular rapper and celebrity, Snoop Dogg became America's sweetheart as he actively cheered for his nation. It is said that Snoop Dogg is paid $500K per day to attend the Paris Olympics and he is making the most out of the event. He was the torch-bearer for the USA, he also gave some commentary during the badminton event, all while rocking the best drips.

Polish sprinter went viral on the internet following a couple of moments on screen. Her personality shone in various clips and people loved her amiable vibes. But the most interesting moment unfolded after her events ended, in which she challenged one of the most popular streamers, IShowSpeed to a race. Speed responded with a positive. We have yet to see where this challenge goes from now.

In the 2024 Paris Olympics, we didn't only witness gruesome competition, but also romantic scenes straight out of a movie. After grabbing a Gold medal in Women's Badminton, Huang Ya Qiong went to her partner, Liu Yuchen, who is also a Badminton Olympiad. To her surprise, he dropped to one knee and proposed, winning her another gold.

Towards the end of the Olympics, the new kid on the block suddenly stole the limelight. The Breakdancing category made its debut in the Paris Olympics for the first time in history, but the internet believes Raygun's performance will make it the last. The Australian breakdancer performed an odd breakdancing routine that went viral and people can't help but comment -- "when you lie on the resume".