Watching athletes win gold at the Olympic games this year was certainly fun.
But sometimes it was more fun watching fans react to their countrymen and women winning medals.
Below we’ve rounded up some really priceless celebrations from all over the world. They include celebrating in a bank, a supermarket, or even when the people going berserk were actually supposed to be professional reporters!
Did we miss any? Let us know and we’ll add them to this growing list. South African additions to the front of the queue!
Let’s start with the Bahamians celebrating in a bank after their country’s 4 x 400 gold medal performance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcA7JdUSy-M
Them Jamaicans started jumping for joy in a supermarket after their team’s 4 x 100 relay:
Here’s a crowd reaction at a UK pub the moment Luke Campbell won Olympic gold:
It wasn’t always fans that got carried away. Check out these BBC presenters covering the event – first celebrating Mo Farah winning the gold medal in the men’s 5 000m, followed by them going bananas over Usain Bolt winning:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i2-LEfblEs
And finally, the best parents reaction caught on video at the Olympics this year goes to US gymnast Aly Raisman’s folks. This is them watching her win the Women’s floor gold medal:
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