Olympics

It was a flop gone wrong for Japanese pole vaulter Hiroki Ogita -- when he ALMOST cleared the bar during a jump in Rio ... if not for his meddling penis.

While Ogita was midway through his jump on Saturday, his pocket Olympian got loose ... and unleashed his fleshy fury all over the bar ... knocking it off the stand.

You'd think a bunch of super tall, super athletic rich guys with beach houses would KILL IT at beach volleyball ... but you'd be wrong.

Here's Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson, DeAndre Jordan and the rest of the Team USA hoops squad taking a break from the hardwood to mess around on the sand.

A bunch of Kerri Walshes they ain't.

Still, good to see the guys blowing off some steam and having fun before the medal rounds.

No handshake? No more Rio.

The Egyptian judo fighter who refused to shake hands with his Israeli opponent has just been sent home from the Olympics -- with his own Egyptian Olympic Committee blasting the guy as a poor sport.

In fact, the EOC says it "strongly condemned" the actions of Islam El Shehaby -- who famously backpeddled from the handshake after getting his ass was handed to him by Or Sasson.

The International Olympic Committee says it was the EOC's decision to yank El Shehaby from the games ... though the IOC issued a statement of its own, condemning his actions.

"[His behavior] was contrary to the rules of fair play and against the spirit of friendship embodied in the Olympic values."

This is the best.

This video from a MegaMart store in Kingston (it's like Costco) ... shows what happened ALL OVER JAMAICA Sunday night when Usain Bolt lined up for the 100m finals -- and it was AWESOME!!!

Everyone in the store went to the TV aisle (including employees) -- and cheered when they announced the runners.

And when Bolt won ... the place exploded!

How cool is this ... Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky recreating that famous 2006 autograph photo -- IN REVERSE!

The United States Olympic Committee and the International Olympic Committee both flatly denied Ryan Lochte or any other swimmer were victims of an armed robbery ... without even speaking with any of the victims.

It's hard to believe ... no one in either organization had the ability to contact the swimmers hours after the robbery, even though all four are living in the Olympic village.

As we reported, The IOC flatly denied a robbery had taken place, despite the fact that Lochte's mom told a Fox Sports reporter about the incident ... calling it, "terrifying."

An official from the USOC tells TMZ Sports, they jumped to the conclusion nothing had happened because they couldn't confirm something had. Yet that official admitted the U.S. Committee told the IOC it didn't happen without ever speaking to anyone involved.

For it's part, the IOC apparently never tried contacting any of the victims or Lochte's mom.

It would no doubt be bad for the games if a story got out that robbers were posing as police officers in Rio, hunting down tourists and robbing them with guns to their head.

He's the best tumbler in the history of Major League Baseball -- but was habitual flipper Ozzie Smith good enough to make the Olympic gymnastics team??

That's exactly what we asked the Hall of Famer when we saw him in L.A. Thursday -- and he seems pretty confident ... had he set his mind to it back in the day.

Smith was one hell of an athlete -- and seems fairly confident that he had the ability to succeed in gymnastics ... if he really honed in on it.

And after watching some of his famous flips ... we believe it.

Sexy British diver Tom Daley was all smiles as he stepped up to accept his Olympic medal. Put your skills to the test as you dive through the differences between these two winning pics.

Hope Solo just went off on the Swedish soccer team ... reportedly calling them "a bunch of cowards" after Team USA lost in a penalty shootout.

An obviously pissed off Solo spoke with reporters directly after the game ... and said, "I’m very proud of this team. But I also think we played a bunch of cowards."

"The best team did not win today. I strongly believe that. I think you saw American heart. You saw us give everything we had today," reports SI.com's Grant Wahl.

When asked why she called Sweden "cowards" -- Solo explained said she wasn't impressed with their style of play ... especially the lack of passing.

"They dropped into a 50. They didn’t try and press. They didn’t want to open the game. And they tried to counter with longballs. We had that style of play when Pia was our coach. I don’t think they’re going to make it far in the tournament. I think it was very cowardly. But they won. They’re moving on, and we’re going home."

The International Olympic Committee tells TMZ Sports ... they are officially investigating Egyptian judo fighter Islam El Shehaby to find out why he refused to shake the hand of his Israeli opponent.

"The IOC has set up a Disciplinary Commission to look into this matter," a rep for the IOC tells us.

As we previously reported, Israeli fighter Or Sasson defeated El Shehaby in a 100kg judo match in Rio on Friday -- and in customary judo fashion, extended his hand for a handshake.

El Shehaby refused ... though when the ref called both men back to the mat, the Egyptian gave a quick head bow.

An Egyptian judo fighter refused to shake the hand of his Israeli opponent after losing a 100kg match Friday at the Olympics in Rio.

The Egyptian is Islam El Shehaby -- who was defeated with about 90 seconds left in the match when his opponent Or Sasson completed a dominating 2nd takedown.

After the match, Sasson approached El Shehaby to shake his hand -- customary in Judo matches -- but El Shehaby refused.

People in the crowd reportedly booed.

It's unclear why El Shehaby refused the handshake -- he could have been pissed from losing -- but there are reports that it was more politically motivated.

Some powerful Egyptians had called for El Shehaby to withdraw from the fight in the first place to avoid having to compete with an Israeli opponent.

What do you show off on Instagram when you're a hot cheating Russian swimmer who doesn't have a gold medal??

Easy ... your ass.

That's the case for Yuliya Efimova's -- the 2-time convicted cheater who just won the silver medal in the 100m breaststroke in Rio.

Yuliya's page is packed with hot bikini shots from over the years -- but thanks to Team USA bad ass Lilly King, it's missing that golden photo.

King famously wagged her finger at Yuliya after beating her down in the 100m semi-final race over the weekend.

Oh, and if you're still looking for that gold medal shot ... that's over on King's page.

#GoUSA

James Woods says he's absolutely fascinated by that 2006 photo of Michael Phelps signing a picture for a 9-year-old Katie Ledecky ... saying it's inspiring how she's now dominating in the same Olympics as her hero.

Woods is a big Phelps fan -- telling TMZ Sports he knows him from various poker games over the years and says he's one of the nicest people out there.

But you gotta see the way he gushes over the Ledecky pic ... it's pretty great.