Japanese Pole Vaulter Headlines: Medal Round
Did you hear the one about the athlete who didn't really do what every outlet said he did?
The basic definition of “exonerate” is “to clear.” In the context of Japanese Olympic pole vaulter Hiroki Ogita’s failure to do just that at the Rio Olympics, New Zealand website NewsHub manages to touch on that clever meaning as well as make a headline about the athlete’s admonishment of the media feel formally Japanese. [Award: Bronze]
As Ogita subsequently reminded, other parts of his lower anatomy came in contact with the horizontal bar first, rendering all perceived below-the-belt GIF action somewhat moot.
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