no camel race in the Olympics

 

The hullabaloo over a German cycling director's racist comment generated the best response. The targeted cyclist achieves a gold medal for a quick wit. 

German Cycling Director Is Being Sent Home From Olympics Over Racist Slur

Germany's Olympic federation is firing Patrick Moster as the sports director of its cycling program, after he was recorded using a racial slur during the men's time trial Wednesday. Moster is being sent home early from the Tokyo Olympics, German officials said.

TV cameras picked up Moster yelling a racial slur while cheering on German cyclist Nikias Arndt. At the time, Arndt was trying to catch rival riders from Algeria and Eritrea. Looking on, Moster shouted, "Get the camel drivers" several times, according to Deutsche Welle. [...]

As Moster's remarks made headlines, Lagab won praise for his initial response after the race.

"Well, There is no camel race in #olympics," he said, "that's why I came to cycling." He added, "At least I was there in #Tokyo2020."

via {npr}