npr:On Sunday, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won the men’s 100 meters in Rio, retaining his status
npr: On Sunday, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won the men’s 100 meters in Rio, retaining his status as the fastest man in the world. One photo from the day visually defines the career of this record-breaking athlete. It’s from the semifinals. In it, Bolt is leading the pack. He glances over his left shoulder, grinning, just before he crosses the finish line. His competitors are barely nipping at his heels. Everything below the waist is a blur. Cameron Spencer, a Getty Images photographer from Australia, captured that moment. “I think there’s no greater athlete on the planet at the moment,” he tells NPR’s Ari Shapiro. This is the third Summer Olympics at which Spencer has photographed Bolt. “What people love about him, and what photographers love about him as well, is he’s such an entertainer,” Spencer says. “He’s so confident and he plays up to the crowd, and I think when he walks into that stadium, it’s electric. And last night was no different.” How An Olympics Photographer Captured Usain Bolt’s ‘Cheeky Grin’ Photo: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images -- source link