LONDON — A sea of red awaited Team Great *******’s Olympic athletes at London Heathrow, causing **** confusion and a slew of funny photos on social media.
After a long flight home from Rio de Janeiro, the athletes quickly found that their show of solidarity and team spirit – in the form of matching red backpacks – wasn’t all that smart in hindsight. A total of 320 athletes and support staff were on British Airways flight BA2016, which meant that they all had to sift through approximately 300 identical red backpacks in ******* claim.
It was a logistical nightmare, to say the least, but luckily, the British has long been known for their tongue-in-cheek humour and good nature.
Here are just a few photos posted by athletes, poking fun at the red bag debacle:
Mine's the red one!! pic.twitter.com/Z68nxrDyJ6
— Nick Dempsey (@nickdempsey1) August 23, 2016
Finding my bag could prove more challenging than the racing #greattobeBAck @TeamGB pic.twitter.com/SyzXO153KU
— Matt Langridge (@matt_langridge8) August 23, 2016
Carnage! pic.twitter.com/3ql8WQCkIQ
— 470 Girls (@470Girls) August 23, 2016
OMGSHHHH ?? pic.twitter.com/PofNEM3RXj
— Becky Downie (@Bdownie) August 23, 2016
******* collection could be interesting. #samesame #greattobeBAck pic.twitter.com/2ujPkLxmL1
— Team GB (@TeamGB) August 23, 2016
