Sports : Best Olympic Photos
Ever since Rio Olympics 2016 started we’ve been inundated with photos some of which were tagged as “best.” Time and again I found myself disagreeing to what others deemed as “best” so I compiled a list of my own.
- Two male Olympic torch bearers share a historic kiss—literally. We all know that passing the Olympic Flame from one torch bearer to another is known as “The Kiss” but these two sharing a sweet kiss like that just redefined its meaning.
The Olympic flame, one of the most famous and important symbols of the Games, is said to represent peace, unity, and friendship.
(Photo was captured by local journalist and photographer Pedro Verissimo in Ipanema and shared via his Twitter account.)
- Sexy and openly gay Tongan competitive swimmer Amini Fonua in his, ahem, flimsy swimsuit.
- Photo of the twenty-six-year old British track and field athlete Tom Bosworth while proposing to boyfriend Harry Dineley on bended knee at the beach in Rio de Janeiro.
Harry said YES, by the way and Tom posted this picture on his Twitter account himself.
- Censored photos of Olympic divers making rounds in the Internet.
a) Photo from London 2012 Olympics of openly gay—and engaged to Dustin Lance Black—English diver Tom Daley. He won the bronze medal in the men’s synchronized 10m platform dives at the Rio Olympics with his diving partner Dan Goodfellow;
b) Steele Johnson of Team USA who finished second in the men’s synchronized 10m platform whose name Steele alone is cracking the netizens up
c) Photos of David Boudia, Jackson Rondinelli, and Sascha Klein. David Boudia is Steele Johnson’s diving partner while Sascha Klein is from Team Germany who finished fourth from the same diving competition. Jackson Rondinelli on the other hand, is from Brazil and finished on eighth place.
Best Olympic photos—like everything else in life—it’s all relative, don’t you think? Which among the pictures is your favorite? Share with us your thoughts below.
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