10 hilarious tweets about Rio 2016 Olympics that deserve medals

Twitterati has been having a (track and) field day with its witty observations on Rio Olympics. Here are 10 supremely funny tweets that deserve medals. And Indians also figure in this list

World-class athletes are competing for Olympic medals in Rio this month and people seem to be talking a lot about them. From breaking records to breaking bones to breaking hearts, the Rio Olympics is on everyone's mind.

While media has been focusing on the record-breaking athletes, Twitterati has been having a (track and) field day with their witty observations.

These are 10 supremely funny tweets that deserve a medal of their own. And take heart, Indians also figure in them.

Here are the 10 hilarious tweets:

Well, hard luck to Super Srikanth!
The country is proud of you. pic.twitter.com/FKCaPHj1bH

— All India Bakchod (@AllIndiaBakchod) August 17, 2016

Now, I understand why India isn't in hurry to win any (gold) medal at #Rio. Who needs gold medal, when we have cows! pic.twitter.com/jEyWhotNLE

— Ambedkar's Caravan (@AmbedkarCaravan) August 17, 2016

Meanwhile Respected Shobha De ji is waiting for Indian athletes to come back to India..near airport.. #Olympics #Rio pic.twitter.com/DY7o8hisk9

— Paresh Rawal (@Babu_Bhaiyaa) August 14, 2016

This is how I’m running errands from now on. #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/gYPtG9T1ao

— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) August 15, 2016

A simple guide to the sports of the 2016 olympics pic.twitter.com/asCFvvPXre

— TechnicallyRon (@TechnicallyRon) August 6, 2016

ME WATCHING OLYMPIC EVENT: “Holy shit that was amazing!”
COMMENTATOR: “Ooh, that was not good at all. He must really be upset with himself.”

— rob delaney (@robdelaney) July 31, 2012

Turned on the #Olympics just in time to see Phelps give a pre-swim pep talk to his crotch. Beautiful. pic.twitter.com/jE5yIIE6nJ

— Joseph Scrimshaw (@JosephScrimshaw) August 12, 2016

So your country has so much clean water you give each other gold for swimming fast in it? pic.twitter.com/ioCaBhXpjv

— Simon Holland (@simoncholland) August 16, 2016

Thank goodness the commenter pointed out that the athletes came to the Olympics to win. Cleared up a lot of confusion for me.

— CatherineLMK (@CatherineLMK) August 8, 2016

Meanwhile, in #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/c3iQhm7570

— Mattie-Lou Chandler (@MattieLouOKTC) August 7, 2016

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