BBC Commentator Can't Deal With The Massive 'Gandum' At The Olympic Games

The men's and women's triathlons have run the past two days at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and while there are likely few people who could tell you they remember who won the races, there are likely many more who could tell you about the giant Gundam in the middle of the course.

This was thanks in large part to a BBC commentator absolutely butchering the word "Gundam," pronouncing it "Gandum," live on the air.

"It's some sort of famous robot," says the commentator rather dismissively. "The robot Gandum." He also called it "Gandum, the unicorn robot." He was technically correct there, as the statue is from Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn.

The Gundam has been the literal biggest star of the Olympics for a certain demographic of Olympics watchers.

Seems unfair to the other competitors but good luck to Gundam I guess. #Triathlon #Olympics pic.twitter.com/OasvAnQoRK

— Ricby (@rgclt) July 25, 2021

Nothing made me squeal with absolute joy than seeing the giant Gundam statue during the #Triathlon at #Tokyo2020 #Olympics pic.twitter.com/cyoDUVTVYX

— #OlympicsEternal (@OlympicsEternal) July 25, 2021

visiting my parents and my well-intending step father walked up to me, held out his phone to show me something and said in his very thick german accent: "you know him?" and it was the footage of those olympic cyclists riding past the gundam statue

— champion frogman (@shimmybuffett) July 27, 2021

After the opening ceremony's video game soundtrack, it's safe to say this has been the nerdiest Olympics of all time.