An Olympian who caught the public’s attention following her R-rated celebration has called for a major change at the event.
Canada’s Alysha Newman went viral after she celebrated success at the pole vault by feigning an injury before breaking out into a twerk.
Newman’s celebration went viral. (Daniela Porcelli/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)
The athlete’s gesture drew a lot of attention online, with some people loving how she owned her moment while others found it inappropriate.
For her part, Newman has no regrets and said she had wanted to celebrate bringing home a medal for Canada.
She said: “It was a really surreal moment and it was awesome.
“I just feel like I’m very emotionally stable right now and just feel so honoured to be the first (women’s) pole vaulter to bring home an Olympic medal for Canada.”
Now, the athlete has called out one part of the Olympics which she thinks needs improving following her appearance.
Newman celebrates as she makes it over the bar. (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
The pole vaulter revealed that she had been left frustrated when she saw that her coach had almost been kicked out of his seat while she was in the middle of competing.
Speaking to reporters, she said: “But I would say that the one thing that really kind of got me angry… not mad or angry… but fuelled me actually more was looking over in the stands and seeing my coach almost getting kicked out of his seat.”
She added: “So I definitely had to take a couple of breaths for that because my coach is my best friend. He would do anything for me and I would do the same.”
The Canadian went on to call on Olympic organisers to have a special area set aside for coaches in future.
Newman took the bronze for Canada in the pole vault. (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
This would allow them to be present for their athletes without any fuss like what happened in her event.
She said: “Maybe future-wise, we look at getting coaches between the stands and where the photographers are and maybe a little coaching section.”
The Olympian pointed out some extra benefits, adding: “And you guys could sell more tickets and make more money and then we could have those coaches down on the in-field that we can actually communicate with and not feel like we’re stopping people’s view as well. That was hard for me.”
Newman took the bronze after making it over the 4.85 metre on her second attempt.
Meanwhile Australia’s Nina Kennedy took the gold when she made it over the 4.9 metre mark, while the US’ Katie Moon took the silver.
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