Wouldn't mind yourself an Olympic other half?
Well, some Tinder users are using a little trick to try and match with those competing at Toyko.
Can you guess how?
Location, location, location!
That's right, people are changing their location to Toyko in an attempt to swipe right on an Olympian profile.
The premium feature allows users to pinpoint their exact location to the Olympic village itself.
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The Mail Online has reported that Tinder saw a 1,850 per cent increase in users saying their location is in Tokyo's Olympic Village.
That's a lot of love competition though right??
The above video by New York comedian Reed Kavner went viral with more than 6.5 million views.
Kavner said he did manage to connect with an athlete before the trick became overused.
'I've only matched with one Olympian on Tinder. We haven't chatted, but I'll still count that as a success."
While most are seeing it as a bit of fun, one Toyko resident wasn't so thrilled.
Apparently, one Japanese woman living in Tokyo complained that she was struggling to find any genuine matches because so many people disingenuously switching their location to Tokyo!
But Tinder don't seem to mind too much.
The official TikTok page commented on Kavner's post with the folllowing:
"you're not in the Olympics, but you're winning the game."
The comment received nearly 60,000 likes.
