Camera operator gives cockroach a scurrying moment of Olympic glory

Video cut to close-up of insect making its way along a ledge during the final minutes of women's field hockey match

It was a moment of the Tokyo Olympics just made for television. But the clip raising eyebrows on Tuesday wasn't Simone Biles capturing a medal on her return to the gymnastics arena, or Novak Djokovic throwing a tantrum on the tennis court when his own dream of gold turned sour.

Instead, it was a six-legged runner.