Bolt vs Bolt: Fleet Feet at Work

| August 13, 2013

BoltWhen Usain Bolt crossed the finish line in 9.77 seconds to win the 100 meter finals in at the World Athletics Championships in Moscow recently, the stadium lit up — literally.

As the famous Jamaican sprinter edged out American Justin Gatlin (9.85 sec), AFP photographer Olivier Morin captured an image that will likely become the iconic of the legendary superstar. With thunderstorms gathering around Luzhniki Stadium, Morin set up five remote cameras near the finish line in preparation for the race and magically caught two bolts with one flash.

The rest was history.

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