When you're an insanely, superhumanly talented athlete like Usain Bolt, a 200-meter Olympic qualifying race is like a casual jaunt at the track. Share a laugh with friends, maybe break a world record . . . it's all just a bit of fun.
Sharing said laugh on the track with a friend was captured in this candid moment between Usain and rival Andre De Grasse [2]. And naturally, the internet is responding in the only way it knows how: with memes [3]. The Bolt-De Grasse rivalry has been called "the friendliest rivalry in sprinting [4]," and we can see why. The question is, what do you think they were saying to each other? What's so funny?
When you meet someone who also loves 808s & Heartbreak pic.twitter.com/TDatuolz4P [5]
— Jason Gallagher (@jga41agher) August 18, 2016 [6]
When your Mom says that you and your best friend can have a sleep over.#Bolt [7] #DeGrasse [8] #Rio2016 [9]#CAN [10] #JAM [11] pic.twitter.com/X7MMKsEMt7 [12]
— Darrell (@SpiderDarrell) August 18, 2016 [13]
Move over @BarackObama [14] and @JustinTrudeau [15] there's a new international bromance in town! #DeBolt [16] pic.twitter.com/bSbBtbAIDn [17]
— Kate Barron (@Kate_Barron) August 18, 2016 [18]
This is how I expect the 200m final to end with de grasse and bolt. pic.twitter.com/l2hATohwMf [19]
— Sean Keay (@SeanKeay) August 18, 2016 [20]