A curious cat’s intervention in Kaylia Nemour’s beam routine is the animal video of the day
You may have spotted Algerian Kaylia Nemour‘s amazing performance on the uneven bars, which bagged her a gold medal – making her Africa’s first Olympian gymnastics champion.
Her beam performance wasn’t quite as polished, but it did give us this funny moment.
Just my cat saving Kaylia Nemour from falling off the beam #Paris2024 #Gymnastics ♀️ pic.twitter.com/VLXrNTx2SO
— anna (@Wx_Fox) August 2, 2024
Anna, the cat’s owner, added an update.
Well this post took off a bit so you'd better meet Lily, the sports mad cat ❤️#CatsofTwittter #OlympicGames #ParisOlympics #Basketball pic.twitter.com/WE4ew8j47U
— anna (@Wx_Fox) August 4, 2024
Lily’s antics got full marks from the judges.
1.
Great save, kitty! https://t.co/Wa8vd31XnW
— Jazzmom 2.0 (@AJazzmom98) August 4, 2024
2.
This cat was trying to push her off https://t.co/TuoUZVfK9t
— Breaking Mews and Ruff Translations (@KFFCats) August 3, 2024
3.
This is probably the best video of all time. #TweetOfTheDay https://t.co/4Tj16Gw3JX
— Seansy (@seansypants) August 3, 2024
4.
Cats are so wonderful! https://t.co/VcJs9fauCG
— Sarah Robbins (@sarahrrobbins) August 4, 2024
5.
AMAZING https://t.co/VPJYoD6EZe
— maiden china ⏳ S. Qiōuyì Lù (@sqiouyilu) August 3, 2024
6.
Where would Kaylia have been if the cat wasn't there?
— Reddit UK (@Reddit_UK) August 4, 2024
7.
Mashallah, the cats are supporting Algeria ❤️ https://t.co/A5VvStcwr2
— Sophianeⵣ is Team Hoary (@HonkIfUrHoary) August 4, 2024
8.
This is a powerful cat! https://t.co/epfjLbox5c
— Mandy Powers Norrell (@MPowersNorrell) August 4, 2024
If you were wondering how necessary Lily’s intervention was for Kaylia, here’s a close-up.
KAYLIA NEMOUR WHAT A SAVE pic.twitter.com/sfYtT8iNOx
— sports tweeter Matthias (tonesetter) (@KryzivenTake2) August 1, 2024
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