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Reports claim Olympic kayaker capsized after hitting underwater sofa
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Grey Papke13 hrs ago
We may already have our strangest and most amusing story to come out of the Rio Olympic games.
Paul Kelso, a journalist for Sky Sports in the UK, reported on Friday that an Olympic kayaker had capsized after hitting a submerged couch.
No, really.
The report, which immediately sparked the #kayaksofa hashtag on Twitter, was not corroborated by anyone else. Nevertheless, the organizers are taking it seriously enough as to investigate it.
https://twitter.com/martynziegler/status/761933363330637824
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Breaking: Rio2016 to investigate reports of #kayaksofa. Spokesman Mario Andrada says first he's heard of it @pkelso
10:34 AM - 6 Aug 2016
Look, we are well aware that certain aspects of the games — particularly the Olympic village— aren’t exactly up to standard. You’d think, though, that an Olympic kayaker would be able to participate without the fear of capsizing on errant furniture.
I must confess, on a personal note, that a large part of me desperately wants this to be true. It almost seems too absurd to make up.
Reports claim Olympic kayaker capsized after hitting underwater sofa
