Retired track star Usain Bolt showed he's still a few steps ahead when he posted a picture of him outstripping his rivals at the Beijing Olympics with the cheeky caption: "social distancing". Bolt's post, featuring a picture by Agence France-Presse photographer Nicolas Asfouri of the 2008 Olympics 100 meters final, went viral, drawing more than half a million likes and 90,000 retweets. It showed the Jamaican crossing the finish line at the Bird's Nest stadium in a then-world record time of 9.69 seconds, glancing round as his despairing competitors trailed two paces behind. "Savage", commented one Twitter user, while New York Times journalist Christopher Clarey posted another picture of Bolt out in front on his own, captioned "self isolation". AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

Source: The Standard April 14, 2020 19:07 UTC