#7 Rio Olympics 2016
Olympics.
The ultimate test of every athlete there is(though not for all because a few games are not part of the games).
Winning an Olympic medal is the most defining moment of their life(then there are people like Micheal Phelps and Usain Bolt who make a habit out of it. But that doesn't mean they are less deserving).
That mere 15-20 minutes on that podium with a medal around their neck is something they work for relentlessly for years with so many sacrifices being made on their part along the way.
But what happens if that moment is ruined?
To take it all away and all you are left with is a medal and a gut-wrenching feeling of loss?
That's what happened to one Olympic winner this year.
#6 The crowd is as important as the player.
Any event, any sport, that one more thing that matters as much as the sportsmen is the crowd.
As much as the crowd's cheering can fuel a athlete's spirit towards victory, a crowd can also destroy the athlete's spirit like nothing else can.
A clear example of this is what happened at Rio Olympics 2016.
#5 Supporting
It's not uncommon for a country to support its home team till it's last breath. But there's a line that no fan must carry.
There's a kind of cheering spirit that must be followed.
If there ever a incident that we could use to show how not to be a bad crowd...this incident would definitely be on the list.
What happened you ask?
#4 It was the pole vaulting event.
And competing in the event at that moment was a French pole vaulter,Renaud Lavillenie. He is the current world record holder in pole vaulting and he had his sights fixed on Gold.
Everything was perfect and would have been perfect, if the crowd hadn't ruined it that is.
This promoted a response, a harsh one from Renaud Lavillenie on twitter.
#3 The reply spurred the crowd to be even more hostile.
"It's disgusting, there is a total lack of fair-play and I want to stress that the Brazilian is not involved at all," Lavillenie told French television.
"But I am going to move on," he added.
Some say that it was the crowd's booing cost him the Gold. Making way for a relatively unknown Brazilian pole vaulter Thiago Braz da Silva.
#2 Everyone agreed a line had been crossed.
After he was booed by the crowds which made him cry due to the disappointment, he was consoled by international athletics chief Sebastian Coe and International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach, an AFP photographer saw.
Sadly, Lavillenie wasn't the only athlete at the Olympics to undergo this ordeal.
#7 Watch the video and see for yourself.
As the national anthem plays, Lavillenie can't hold back his tears.
Whatever the cause, the incident has tainted the victory of Brazilian pole vaulter Thiago Braz da Silva and made the whole occasion a nightmare for
Lavillenie.
