Rio returned UK athletes rummage through 900 identical bags to spot luggage
Nations across the world are celebrating achievements of their athletes in the Rio Olympic, and since British athletes came home with 67 gold medals, they were faced with a task which even the Olympians weren’t prepared for.
Collecting baggage at the airport isn’t really a tedious task, but try doing it when you have 900 identical bags to find your luggage from. This is exactly why issuing matching bags for entire team GB was not such a great idea.
Baggage collection could be interesting. #samesame #greattobeBAck pic.twitter.com/2ujPkLxmL1
— Team GB (@TeamGB) August 23, 2016
As member of team GB got busy spotting their luggage in the flood of red bags, some athletes found it fun and also tweeted images of the confusing situation from the airport.
Mine's the red one!! pic.twitter.com/Z68nxrDyJ6
— Nick Dempsey (@nickdempsey1) August 23, 2016
Anyone seen my red bag? @TeamGB #Olympics pic.twitter.com/R7NvpH1zrV
— Alex Gregory (@AlexGregoryGB) 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
OMGSHHHH 😱😂 pic.twitter.com/PofNEM3RXj
— Becky Downie (@Bdownie) August 23, 2016
This was a hoot! @TeamGB #greattobeBAck pic.twitter.com/SkWCJC3ws9
— Luke Patience (@patience_luke) August 23, 2016
Can anyone find my red bag? It's identical to the other 900... What a fantastic problem to have!! #greattobeBAck pic.twitter.com/rpMZDhFEAO
— Sophie Ainsworth (@SASailing) August 23, 2016
Red bags were everywhere. Took a while to find your bags even with name & sport tags #GreattobeBAck #TeamGB #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/TfWAziL0Qj
— Elena Allen (@ElenaAllenGB) August 23, 2016
Thank you @British_Airways for such a special flight & incredible welcome home! It really is #greattobeBAck #rio2016 pic.twitter.com/cC3xaVUcnT
— Jazmin Sawyers (@JazminJayne) August 23, 2016
But the team eventually managed to sort out the mess and found their respective luggage.
