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A meme image featuring a photograph of Usain Bolt sprinting during the 100m Olympics, wearing a yellow and green 'JAMAICA' jersey with the number 801. To his left, a man (implied to be Chuck Norris via the top text) is running backwards while holding a video camera, appearing to film Bolt. The top text reads: 'Chuck Norris running backwards filming Usain Bolt winning the 100m in the Olympics.' The humor relies on the internet meme trope of Chuck Norris having superhuman abilities, exaggerating that he can run backwards fast enough to film the world's fastest man sprinting forward.
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Chuck Norris running backwards filming Usain Bolt winning the 100m in the Olympics.

Overview

A meme image featuring a photograph of Usain Bolt sprinting during the 100m Olympics, wearing a yellow and green 'JAMAICA' jersey with the number 801. To his left, a man (implied to be Chuck Norris via the top text) is running backwards while holding a video camera, appearing to film Bolt. The top text reads: 'Chuck Norris running backwards filming Usain Bolt winning the 100m in the Olympics.' The humor relies on the internet meme trope of Chuck Norris having superhuman abilities, exaggerating that he can run backwards fast enough to film the world's fastest man sprinting forward.

Origin notes

The meme originates from Reddit (as specified by the source 'Reddit:Meme'). It is likely created by editing a real photograph of Usain Bolt competing in the Olympic 100m sprint, possibly from the 2012 London Olympics where Bolt won gold. The addition of the text framing the cameraman as Chuck Norris is a comedic exaggeration, leveraging the 'Chuck Norris facts' internet culture that portrays him as incredibly powerful and fast.

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