Usain Bolt goes viral with ‘social distancing’ Olympic photo

Bolt stayed ahead of the field for coronavirus tweets when he posted a photo on April 13, 2020 captioned ‘social distancing’ showing him crossing the finish line ahead of his competitors at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. — AFP

WASHINGTON: Retired track star Usain Bolt showed he’s still a few steps ahead when he posted an AFP picture of him outstripping his rivals at the Beijing Olympics with the cheeky caption: “social distancing”.

Bolt’s post, featuring a picture by AFP photographer Nicolas Asfouri of the 2008 Olympics 100m final, blew up on social media, drawing more than half a million likes and 90,000 retweets.