Olympics

Pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati seems conflicted on whether he's allowed to joke about his own pole ... 'cause the French athlete posted a TikTok joking about his viral member, then quickly deleted it.

The overnight sensation shared a clip of himself eating in a dining common area ... a thousand-yard stare plastered on his face while chowing down on a pastry.

In the vid, AA writes a French sentence that translates to, "POV: You make more buzz for your package than for your performances" ... so, clearly he knows his pole's getting more attention than the pole-vaulting final.

12:31 PM PT -- Tom Craig just addressed the arrest to reporters ... and said he's sorry for what he did, especially embarrassing his loved ones and teammates.

"I'd firstly like to apologize for what has occurred over the past 24 hours," Craig said on Wednesday. "I made a terrible mistake and I take full responsibility for my actions."

"My actions are my own and in no way reflect the values of my family, my teammates, my friends, my sport and the Australian Olympic Committee. I've embarrassed you all and I'm truly sorry."

Australian field hockey player Tom Craig has found himself in some trouble while out in Paris ... he's currently behind bars -- after authorities say he bought cocaine following his participation in the Olympics.

According to the Herald Sun ... Craig was arrested on Tuesday -- two days after Team Australia's elimination from the Games.

The outlet reports Craig allegedly purchased drugs from a dealer in the streets of Paris ... and both he and the alleged seller were thrown behind bars by cops who say they witnessed the transaction go down.

Caitlyn Jenner is bringing her 1976 Olympic gold medal to modern times ... offering up pieces of her most prized possession in an auction on the blockchain!!

TMZ Sports has learned ... the superstar decathlete -- who finished first in the event at the Montreal Games nearly 50 years ago -- and her Web3 dev team created a real-world asset NFT in honor of her world record-breaking performance.

Anyone looking to get in on the action can buy a piece of the medal with tokens starting Thursday ... and owners will receive a "deed" tied to the NFT, which will be visible to everyone on the blockchain.

Michelle Obama raced to Simone Biles' defense Tuesday ... praising her for bowing to her competitor on an Olympics podium this week -- just hours after an NFL star called the act "disgusting."

Biles -- alongside her Team USA squadmate, Jordan Chiles -- bent the knee for Rebeca Andrade following the Brazilian's win in Paris on Monday in the floor event ... and Baltimore Ravens corner Marlon Humphrey was pissed over it.

As images of Biles and Chiles kneeling with their arms up toward Andrade made their way around X ... the three-time Pro Bowler wrote, "This is literally disgusting."

While athletes in the Olympic Village are (allegedly) sifting through their food for worms, Peruvian surfer Lucca Mesinas says everything was smooth sailing over in Tahiti ... telling TMZ Sports he only had one complaint with their setup!!

We caught up with the Peruvian surfer at LAX this week ... not long after he competed in the surfing portion of the 2024 Games. Naturally, we had to ask all about the surfers' HQ on a luxurious cruise ship in the South Pacific ... and it sounds MUCH better than what the folks in Paris have been saying.

"We had good food, we had ping-pong, things to do over there," Mesinas said. "We were allowed to leave the boat anytime to go to surf. It was pretty fun anyway."

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif will fight for a gold medal on Friday.

The controversial pugilist emerged from her semi-final bout with Thai boxer Janjaem Suwannapheng by unanimous decision in Paris on Tuesday ... making her one of two fighters left standing.

Khelif was welcomed by a mostly supportive crowd ... with some even waving Algeria's green and white flag, and chanting "Imane!"

Former Team USA gymnast MyKayla Skinner says she's been targeted with a ton of hate after Simone Biles shaded her on social media ... claiming her family has even received death threats amid the drama -- and she's begging for it all to stop.

Skinner released a lengthy Instagram video to address the backlash she's faced after Biles' caption took aim at her previous comments about the current squad's lack of work ethic ... and while she thought it would all blow over, that simply hasn't been the case.

Skinner said Biles' fans have piled on the "bullying" in the days following the diss ... with some folks crossing the line and threatening physical harm on her, her husband and their daughter.

Colin Jost is off the hook from his Olympics coverage duties in Tahiti after a week of injury drama, starting with his toe wounds ... which he quipped invite ants to move in if he stands still too long.

Yep, things really went south for NBC’s 2024 surfing correspondent since landing in French Polynesia -- it was injury after injury ... kickstarting with a nasty run-in with a coral reef last week, which left three of his toes wrapped in gauze.

Colin had a good laugh about it, even joking his WikiFeet fame might take a hit. But right now, the only thing crashing the scene could be ants -- something he told NBC’s Maria Taylor he never saw coming.

Simon Biles and Jordan Chiles bowed to Rebeca Andrade in a show of Olympic sportsmanship ... and it really ticked off NFL player Marlon Humphrey.

Humphrey -- the star Baltimore Ravens cornerback – jumped on X to slam Biles and Chiles after the two American gymnasts lost to Brazil's Andrade in Monday's floor finals.

Biles and Chiles came in second and third, respectively, and were later pictured bowing to Andrade as she accepted the gold medal.

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The food in Olympic Village is straight-up crap, according to a British swimmer ... who says the nasuea-inducing grub's so gross, athletes have literally found WORMS in the fish!

Adam Peaty -- who won a silver medal in the 100m breaststroke -- leveled the serious accusations in an interview with a British newspaper after wrapping up the swim competition at the Paris 2024 games ... and it's abundantly clear he's heated over the subpar food.

“I like my fish and people are finding worms in the fish," Peaty said. "It’s just not good enough. The standard, we’re looking at the best of the best in the world, and we’re feeding them not the best."

Paraguayan hottie Luana Alonso is firing back at claims she got kicked out of her Olympic digs for alleged "inappropriate behavior" ... making it damn clear that's not what happened.

In an IG Story Monday, she cleared things up in a statement ... "I just wanted to make it clear that I was never removed or expelled from anywhere, stop spreading false information."

Luana said she wasn’t going to give a big official statement, but she also wasn’t gonna let the lies get to her either -- looks like her short and sweet post was a solid middle ground.

Before this cool kid -- sprawled out on the family room floor -- could even walk, he was already diggin' into his father's golf bag, laying out his clubs and growing up in San Diego, California before swingin' his club at 9 years old.

Today he plays on the PGA tour (which he won back in 2017,) and has been on his A-game and making big moves at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, but he's no stranger to the Olympic competition ...

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, he grabbed the gold medal in the men's individual event.

Serena Williams is putting a Paris hotel on blast ... calling out the establishment for denying her family access to a rooftop restaurant -- despite it being completely "empty."

The 42-year-old tennis legend went to X to publicly send a message to The Peninsula Hotel on Monday ... sharing her frustrations with how her visit went down.

"Yikes," Williams stated. "@peninsulaparis I’ve been denied access to rooftop to eat in a empty restaurant of nicer places but never with my kids. Always a first."

NBC broadcaster Leigh Diffey is opening up on wrongfully declaring Kishane Thompson the winner after the Olympic men's 100-meter race on Sunday ... owning up to his error and congratulating Noah Lyles on his accomplishment.

Diffey -- who has been catching heat for botching the American sprinter's big moment -- went to X to address the mistake ... saying he "got it wrong" following the insane photo finish that saw Lyles squeeze out the victory by 0.005 seconds.

While most people watching the event were unsure who the winner was ... the play-by-play announcer -- who is calling his sixth Olympics after joining the network in 2013 -- confidently declared Thompson earned the gold right after the finish.

Pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati's manhood might've blocked him from Olympic glory, but it could now help him land a girthy payday ... with an adult entertainment company offering the French athlete a whopping $250k to show off his famous junk on camera.

TMZ Sports obtained a letter from popular XXX site CamSoda ... which extended the offer to the viral track and field star after his dong got in the way and knocked down the crossbar during the group rounds over the weekend.

Ammirati failed to reach the finals after finishing 12th, but CamSoda VP Daryn Parker is looking to turn the whole thing into a positive ... saying, "If it was up to me, I’d award you for what everyone else saw, your talent below the belt."

Olympic hottie Luana Alonso has been bounced from her official athletic digs after being accused of creating an inappropriate environment.

Alonso -- a Paraguay swimmer -- was housed in a Paris village along with other Olympic competitors who hang out, dine and train together.

But that all changed Sunday when Committee Olympic Paraguay general manager Larissa Schaerer issued a statement saying Alonso’s mere presence was having an inappropriate effect on her team.