The 2024 Olympics was not without its share of awkward, uncomfortable, and absolutely absurd moments.

Here are 11 of them:

1.Alexis Ohanianwas confused for Serena Williams’s umbrella holder.

2.British swimmer Adam Peaty claimed the food in the Olympic Village had worms in it.

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3.People ignorantlymisidentifiedAlgerian boxer Imane Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting.

4.There was a bunch of controversy around the Olympics opening ceremony.

5.The wrong winner was announced for the men’s 100-meter final.

Serena Williams in a red dress, Alexis Ohanian in a suit, and their daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. at an event. Another person stands nearby

6.French Olympic pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati knocked over a crossbar with his bulge.

7.A player on Australia’s hockey team was reportedlyarrestedfor trying to buy drugs.

8.Serena Williamsclaimedshe was denied entry into a Paris restaurant.

Adam Peaty is in a swimming pool, wearing goggles and a swim cap, raising his fist in celebration

9.MyKayla Skinner famously got shaded bySimone Biles.

10.Then MyKayla apparentlyblockedher on Instagram.

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11.Finally, Jordan Chiles was stripped of her Olympic bronze medal.

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Serena Williams with wavy hair and sunglasses, watches from the audience

Olympic gymnasts Nastia Liukin and Simone Biles pose back-to-back in stylish leotards during a sporting event

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