mockery

Last December, a Unitree bot fell over and started convulsing at a demonstration, drawing online mockery.

She was declared the winner of October's presidential poll with 98% of the vote, but the opposition - which was barred from contesting - denounced the election as a "mockery of democracy".

The widespread mockery heaped upon him was justified by his appearance, his unhinged rhetorical flights and the theatrical atmosphere he deliberately created around himself.

She was declared the winner of last month's presidential poll with 98% of the vote - a result the opposition has denounced as a "mockery of democracy."

"It does make a mockery of the sport," Price concedes.