Last night Usain Bolt regained his world 100m title in Moscow, with a time of 9.77 seconds.
Just after he crossed the line, this auspicious photo was taken.
Sporting triumph echoed by an apparent sign from God? No big deal.
All in a day's work for the fastest man on earth.
UPDATE: The photographer, Olivier Morin, has explained how he got the shot on the AFP blog:
Let's be honest: the only things I was able to control were the framing of the shot and when to hit the remote-controlled trigger. The flash of lightning -– well, of course that can't be planned, even if the stormy sky had been rumbling for 20 minutes and all of us photographers were trying to capture a lightning bolt.This was, I think, a once-in-a-lifetime moment. In my 25 years as a photographer I've never had an uncontrollable external element make a photo like this, and I imagine if I tried again for a similar result for the next 50 years, it wouldn't happen again. So, I only really give myself credit for one percent of this picture!