American Ninja Warrior is one of the most popular sports show in the United States and there are some outstanding actions performed by the contestants on the show. On Friday, the episode of Ninja Warrior saw one of the astonishing saves on the Diving Boards by US Olympic Gymnast Danell Lavya. The three-time Olympic medallist showed one of the great moves after almost falling into the water but coming back on the board. The video of the episode is doing the rounds of social media with fans of the show and viewers calling it Olympic-level save. Simone Biles Becomes the First Gymnast to Perform Double-Double Dismount, Achieved This Feat During 2019 US Gymnastics Championships (Watch Video). 

Ninja Warrior Nation shared the video of the moment on their official Twitter handle. In the video, the five-time World Champion slipped on the first Diving Board and was almost going to fall in the pool below. However, Lavya showed his gymnast skills and pulled himself back into the third board and completed the challenge. Have a look at the unbelievable video below. Tokyo Olympics 2020: Dipa Karmakar Fighting Time to Be Fit for the Tournament, Says Coach Bisweswar Nandi. 

This is Unbelievable!  

The video is getting popular on social media with people hailing the Cuban-American gymnast. Some compared him to CIA assassin Jason Bourne of the Jason Bourne series of Hollywood, while others called the coolest thing seen on television in recent time. The video has stormed the Twitter and social media users are coming up with applause for the Lavya. Have a look at some of the tweets.

Jason Bourne!

Oh My God!

Olympian!

WOW!

Danell is the first gymnast to qualify for the National finals of American Ninja Warrior. The final episode of the show will telecast on August 26, Monday.

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