Fans think they've discovered the message behind viral Olympic pole vaulter's tattoo - after Anthony Ammirati was eliminated due to his bulging manhood

Eagle-eyed viewers judge they've yet uncovered nan symbolism down Anthony Ammirati's tattoo aft he went viral for his hilarious grounded rod vaulting attempt. 

The Frenchman was knocked retired of nan rod vault semi-finals connected Saturday aft his knee - and protruding manhood - appeared to snag connected nan 5.70-metre bar. 

His unfortunate infinitesimal went viral connected societal media and aft finishing 12th successful his semi-final pinch a champion of 5.60m he labelled it a 'big disappointment'.

Now fans person honed successful connected nan slithering snake tattoo wrapping astir his correct limb and they deliberation it tells america everything we request to know. 

'Anthony Ammirati will ne'er person to explicate nan forearm tattoo again. Message received and understood,' 1 instrumentality wrote connected X, formerly Twitter. 

'Never forget: This is nan infinitesimal erstwhile nan tattoo made sense,' different tweet said. 

Ammirati has had nan tattoo for astatine slightest a mates of years, pinch 1 Instagram station successful April 2022 flaunting nan inked addition. 

He is not nan first Olympian to drawback his underworld worldly connected nan barroom - nan aforesaid destiny befell Japanese rod vaulter Hiroki Ogita during nan qualifying rounds astatine Rio 2016. 

Neither of Ammirati's chap Frenchmen Robin Emig and Thibault Collet qualified for nan final, though they did not brushwood nan aforesaid hitch. Monday's last was won by Swede Armand Duplantis. 

It’s a large disappointment,' Ammirati told nan French Athletics Federation. 'I’m a spot gutted, because I didn’t miss thing connected nan 3rd effort astatine 5.70m. What I did miss was a spot of jumping successful training to fine-tune nan settings. Just a method session.'

He past added: 'I was 100 percent physically, but I was missing a spot of rod vault.

'The conditions were good. It’s nan first clip I’ve started a title without immoderate stress.

'As I was a full outsider, I only had 1 goal: to interact pinch nan audience. I was almost there.'

Ammirati's singular gaffe quickly went viral connected societal media, pinch fans near successful stitches aft his backstage parts costs him a spot connected nan podium.

'Anthony Ammirati grounded nan barroom and nan commentators are already having a difficult clip acknowledging what happened. Help I'm dying,' a personification connected X posted.

'Unlucky but besides bully flex' different pointed out.

'The champion measurement to lose... man ego still there,' personification other said.