The rumor about the incident was triggered by Paul Kelso, a reporter for Sky Sports in the UK, who tweeted: “Hearing an Olympic kayaker may have capsized after hitting a submerged sofa. Story of day & possibly the week if true.”
Hearing an Olympic kayaker may have capsized after hitting a submerged sofa. Story of day & possibly the week if true. #kayaksofa #Rio2016
— Paul Kelso (@pkelso) 5 августа 2016 г.
Since then the report has not been confirmed by any credible source. The name of the kayaker, who allegedly hit the furniture, hasn’t been announced as well.
Breaking: Rio2016 to investigate reports of #kayaksofa. Spokesman Mario Andrada says first he's heard of it @pkelso
— Martyn Ziegler (@martynziegler) 6 августа 2016 г.
Still, the curious case triggered hashtag #KayakSofa that immediately won the hearts of public.
"The kayaker hit an underwater sofa."
— David Tsai (@wecsam) 7 августа 2016 г.
Me: Ah, "underwater sofa" must be one of those sports terms that I don't understand.#kayaksofa
#Rio2016 Never mind #kayaksofa. There's a motorized fridge-freezer trailing in last in the rowing… pic.twitter.com/pIgtNjXDWW
— Hilary Evans (@OlympicStatman) 6 августа 2016 г.
Is it too late to add #kayaksofa to the list of newly approved sports for 2020? #Rio2016 https://t.co/iqWPDkm0eL
— TheDugoutVintage (@TheDugoutYYC) 5 августа 2016 г.
@OverDrive1050 Someone who thought their sofa would float was just trying to get a good seat for the event. #kayaksofa
— Colin Graham (@cwgraham1) 5 августа 2016 г.
I'm not sure I can go to sleep until #kayaksofa has been confirmed or denied. https://t.co/hTk1loeJPY
— (((magpiedays))) (@magpiedays) 5 августа 2016 г.
#kayaksofa never happened in Vancouver
— Tim Bowers (@TimBowers62) 5 августа 2016 г.
@pkelso But was anyone sitting on the sofa at the time? #kayaksofa
— Emily Kay (@golfexaminer) 5 августа 2016 г.
The Olympic sofa has also got its own Twitter account, where it’s presented as “Avid diver, water polo player, and proud member of #TeamSwift."
Any athletes worried about their drug test results come see me. Will sell drug-free urine stored in my cushions #kayaksofa #justsayno
— Kayak Sofa (@riokayaksofa) 6 августа 2016 г.
I wonder what kind of #Pokemon I'll catch here. #gottacatchemall #Rio2016
— Kayak Sofa (@riokayaksofa) 6 августа 2016 г.
