The internet reacted with memes after the Brazilian judoka Rafael Macedo be disqualified in a test of Paris 2024 Olympics . In the fight for the bronze medal, the athlete was punished for grabbing his French opponent Maxime-Gael Ngayap Hambou inside the sleeve of his kimono.
On X, the former Twitter, several Internet users considered the measure unfair, after the jury justified the disqualification for “undetermined cause”. “The biggest robbery in the history of the Olympics”, wrote one user. “There is no human being in the world who will make me believe that Rafael Macedo was not robbed at this Olympics”, said another.
Some memes were also shared regarding the situation. See:
WHAT’S THIS JOKE? BESIDES BEING ROTTEN AND NOT TAKING A SHOWER, THEY’RE ALSO DIRTY IN SPORTS?
JUSTICE FOR RAFAEL MACEDO!
— leo (@leomoreiram) July 31, 2024
They stole Brazil in judo now
THEY HATE OUR COUNTRY
THE COUNTRY OF CORRUPTION CANNOT BUY THE JUDGE
HELLO FEDERAL POLICE
I WILL GO TO THE FRONT OF THE BARRACKS TOMORROW #Olympic Games pic.twitter.com/9XpFyFjlNF— brunette dentist 🍎 (@maedinae_) July 31, 2024
They blatantly robbed Rafael Machado in Judo.
THEY STILL GAVE AN UNDETERMINED CAUSE FOR PUNISHMENT.
IN WHAT WORLD DOES THIS EXIST????
SHIT #Olympic Games pic.twitter.com/f07pght3oL
— Karol 📖|Olympic Games 🥇 (@Mariekaroll) July 31, 2024
FUCKING JUDO FIGHT NAKED THEN OTHERWISE YOU MAY NOT EVEN TOUCH THE SLEEVE VEYR!!
pic.twitter.com/pxDpB545Uy— nandy (@frnnbhd) July 31, 2024
in a period of 10 minutes Marta was expelled and they stole our bronze in judo pic.twitter.com/wQohmTjcQ2
— 𝐧𝐚𝐣𝐮. (@anaju_cp) July 31, 2024
They stole the skateboard
they stole from artistic gymnastics
they stole in judoTHE BRAZILIAN NATION CANNOT STAND BEING BOYCOTTED ANYMOREpic.twitter.com/g1Wp7Mase0
— blank grandson 🇧🇷 (@folkloration) July 31, 2024
Brazil has already won four medals in Paris. Two of them came from judokas Willian Lima, who took silver, and Larissa Pimenta, who beat Italian Odette Giuffrida in the under 52kg category to take bronze.
Source: CNN Brasil
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