All the Anime Refences at the Tokyo Olympics

There were so many anime references by athletes in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, it’s awesome! Here are all the ones we could find:

All the Anime Refences at the Tokyo Olympics
Aang from Avatar: Last Airbender – Kiran Badloe, Dutch Windsurfer Gold Medalist

“It’s about a kid that controls the wind, and he needs to control all different kinds of elements of nature in order to do something great, and I’m doing the same here. I need to be in tune with the wind and in tune with the water and everything around, and hopefully that leads me to something great.” -Kiran Badloe

All the Anime Refences at the Tokyo Olympics
Kamehameha from Dragon Ball
All the Anime Refences at the Tokyo Olympics
Ginyu Force from Dragon Ball – Team Italy, Cycling Team Pursuit Gold Medalists

“Yes, we know they are evil, but the Ginyu Force never missed.” -Team Italy


All the Anime Refences at the Tokyo Olympics
Kamehameha from Dragon Ball – Chinese Relay Team
Kamehameha from Dragon Ball

All the Anime Refences at the Tokyo Olympics
Eren Yeager from Attack on Titan
All the Anime Refences at the Tokyo Olympics
Naruto – Isaiah Jewett (his Instagram is filled with anime!)

“Anime gave me comfort when I felt defeated. Anime gave me the fire to keep going. Because in anime, no one’s safe. The main character always loses. But the thing is, those characters lose and keep going, regardless of the failures. Those characters were exactly who I want to be like.” -Isaiah Champion Jewett

All the Anime Refences at the Tokyo Olympics
Tui and La / the four elements from Avatar: The Last Airbender – Mexican Synchronized Swimming Duo
All the Anime Refences at the Tokyo Olympics
Kamehameha from Dragon Ball – Isaquias Queiroz, Brazilian Canoe Sprint Gold Medalist

Did we miss any anime refences at the Tokyo Olympics? Let us know in the comments below!

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