Olympics-French diver takes tumble during inauguration ceremony


Diving - FINA Diving World Cup 2021 and Tokyo 2020 Olympics Aquatics Test Event - Tokyo Aquatics Centre, Tokyo, Japan - May 6, 2021 France's Alexis Jandard reacts during the men's 3m springboard final REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

(Reuters) - French diver Alexis Jandard said he was glad to have brought a smile to people's faces after suffering an embarrassing fall during the inauguration ceremony for an Olympic aquatics centre which was attended by President Emmanuel Macron.

Jandard, who previously competed at the Tokyo Olympics, slipped on a board just as he was about to dive alongside two other divers, before awkwardly bouncing off the board and into the water on Thursday.

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