French pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati didn’t win a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, but he might receive a quarter of a million dollars for an unexpected reason.
The 21-year-old athlete went viral after a mishap during his vault attempt. Ammirati failed to clear the crossbar because his bulge got in the way, and now he is being offered $250,000 to showcase his manhood on an adult website, according to TMZ.
CamSoda vice president Daryn Parker reportedly sent Ammirati an offer letter outlining the deal. Parker wrote, “If it was up to me, I’d award you for what everyone else saw: your talent below the belt.”
“As a lover of crotch-centric activities,” Parker continued, according to the outlet, “I’d love to offer you up to $250,000 in exchange for a 60-minute webcam show in which you show off your goods, minus the crossbar, of course.”
TMZ reported that Parker assured Ammirati he wouldn’t have to worry about his compression shorts not doing their job during the show.
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During Saturday’s track and field events, Ammirati vaulted himself into the air and seemed to clear his 5.70m target. However, his package, highlighted by his skin-tight uniform, hit the bar on the way down, causing the bar to fall along with him.
Fans had a field day with the incident on social media, with comments like, “Oh he brought that baguette to the games,” “When big d–k energy has an actual big d–k,” and “The one time in your life you wish your pen15 was smaller.”
Another person predicted, “He’s going to stroll out of this Olympics with more ladies’ phone numbers than medals!”
Despite the social media frenzy, Ammirati was understandably disappointed that he failed to reach the finals, finishing in 12th place. This was particularly disheartening for him since he had won gold at the World Athletics U20 Championships in 2022.
“It’s a big disappointment,” he told the French Athletics Federation, according to an English translation of his comments.
“I’m a bit gutted because I didn’t miss anything on the third attempt at 5.70m,” he added. “What I did miss was a bit of jumping in training to fine-tune the settings. Just a technical session.”
Ammirati, who dealt with injuries leading up to the qualifying event, felt “100 percent physically” before the attempt but “was missing a bit of pole vault.”
“The conditions were good. It’s the first time I’ve started a competition without any stress,” he explained. “As I was a total outsider, I only had one goal: to interact with the audience. I was almost there.”
He did not mention the viral incident, focusing instead on his athletic performance.
