Borat’s Fake Anthem Plays for Kazakhstan Athlete

Saturday, 24 March 2012 | by Pat's Picks

I give Mariya Dmitriyenko full marks for keeping up a look of pride in a moment of silliness. At the Arab Shooting Championship, the winner stood on the podium for the medal ceremony and instead of hearing Kazakhstan’s real national anthem she heard the obscene anthem that had been made up for the “Borat” movie. Organizers told The Telegraph that they had downloaded the anthem, thinking it was the real thing.

Video warning: The lyrics of the Borat anthem aren’t suitable for family viewing.

And if you’re curious—here’s the real anthem, which was eventually played for Dmitriyenko.