They say time heals all wounds and for boxer Michael Conlon it looks as though he now sees the funny side of the 2016 Rio Olympics decision that denied him a fair chance of going for gold.
Conlan fought Russia's Vladimir Nikitin in the men's bantamweight quarter final of the 2016 Games and despite being roundly acknowledged as the fight winner ahead of the judges' decision, he and all watching at home were stunned when the judges awarded Nikitin the victory.
A disbelieving Conlan was livid and he rather memorably gestured with his middle finger to the judges before giving a profanity-ridden live interview to RTÉ where he accused amateur boxing officials of corruption.
That controversial in Rio denied Conlan a chance at a gold medal, something he looked set to achieve having claimed bronze in London four years prior.
And today, on the five-year anniversary of the Rio loss to Nikitin, Conlan took to Instagram and posted the familiar images of his middle finger gesture along with a tongue-in-cheek comment about how the moment was the greatest in Olympic history.
On his official Instagram account, he said: "The single greatest moment in Olympic history, happy anniversary Olympics."
Conlan is well positioned now to look back on one of the toughest moments of his career, what with his spate of success as a professional boxer.
On the strength of the outcome in Rio, Conlan turned pro and has since accrued a record of 16 wins, with eight by knockout. He has yet to lose a fight.
Just this August, Conlan returned to his hometown of Belfast to fight at Féile an Phobail, where a crowd of 8,000 ravenous supporters watched him defeat TJ Doheny to clinch the interim world featherweight title.
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