The Rio de Janeiro Olympics might be facing the threat of Zika virus, the athlete accommodation might be less-than-satisfactory, and there may be worrying levels of street crime, but on the bright side, they also have gigantic f’kn bags of goon for everyone.
The opening ceremony aired earlier today, and amidst all the hand-holding, the stirring music and the swelling national pride, the festivities featured dancers, complete with early ’90s bucket hats, rolling out a few of these beauties.
It’s not exactly clear how or why this happened, or whether these were provided specifically for the Aussie team, but there will probably be some fun games of Goon Of Fortune at the athletes’ precinct in coming days.
The Aussie team marched in with selfie sticks at the ready to commemorate the occasion:
Audiences around the world were treated to colour and pyrotechnics aplenty:
Brazil’s number one export, Gisele Bundchen, turned it out on the catwalk:
If you’re not in Rio right now, you can follow us on Snapchat at PEDESTRIAN.TV, ’cause we’re there… and it’s going to be hectic.
Save some goon for us, hey m8s?
Photos: Clive Brunskill / Paul Gilham / Cameron Spencer / Ross Kinnaird / Jamie Squire / Lars Baron / David Rodgers / Thomas Bach / Ian Walton Getty.
