World laughs at unluckiest Olympics athlete ever

An event was going under the radar at the Tokyo Olympics before the world noticed the writing on this cursed athlete’s back.

Team ROC hits the ball past Team Argentina’s defense.

It ended exactly as you would expect for poor Agustin Loser.

The volleyballer from Argentina found a way to bring the sport into the spotlight on Saturday when the world started to notice the name he had on the back of his shirt.

Loser — of course — had people cracking jokes across cyberspace.

With a full name of Agustin A. Loser, his status as a new cult hero of the Games was cemented when his team suffered a loss against the Russian team, competing without a flag.

The Russian team came back from a set down to win the match 3-1.

The tall net-player stands at 1.98m — making him the biggest Loser at the Games.

The 23-year-old will get a chance to shed his unfortunate circumstances when Argentina next takes on Brazil on Monday in a must-win Pool B match.

Anything but a loser. Agustin Loser and his pals 1 set up on the team formerly known as Russia in their opening volleyball game. pic.twitter.com/GZPYl8yFGG

— tariq panja (@tariqpanja) July 24, 2021

There has been more drama than usually expected for volleyball at the Tokyo Games.

The Czech Olympic team on Friday had six athletes test positive for Covid-19.

Beach volleyball player Marketa Nausch Slukova and road cyclist Michal Schlegel tested positive in the Olympic Village.

They took the tally of Covid-hit athletes in the Czech team to four, while two other staff also tested positive.

— with AFP

Originally published as World laughs at unluckiest Olympics athlete ever