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.
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