Rio de Janeiro: Brief stories from the Rio Olympics on Saturday:
Kim Jong-Uncanny:
A Kim Jong-Un look-a-like has been entertaining crowds at the Rio Games. 'Howard', an Australian Hong Konger, was spotted impersonating North Korea's Dear Leader, wearing his trademark dark glasses and waving the communist country's flag.
Fans at the Athletics event pose for pictures with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's lookalike. (Photo: AP)
In a departure from protocol, however, Howard was also seen giving crowds the middle finger. "Most people find it's funny whilst some think I'm the real guy," he told the South China Morning Post.
"Most Brazilians think I'm ('Gangnam Style' singer) Psy." He added: "I will be celebrating by inviting all the best-looking Brazilian girls to be my official concubines at my personal harem in North Korea."
Bolt's golden touch
Do Usain Bolt's talents know no bounds? The fastest man on earth also seems to have a gift for predicting winners. Not only did he tip Wayde van Niekerk to break Michael Johnson's 17-year-old 400m record, he also had a quiet word with Kenya's Vivian Cheruiyot before she stunned Almaz Ayana to win the 5,000m, according to a tweet from Team Jamaica.
Usain Bolt completed a historic triple-triple at the Rio games. (Photo: AP)
Van Niekerk earlier told AFP about the boost that Bolt's words had given him. "A few months prior to the Olympics we spoke about it and he told me I can (break the record). Obviously it did help me believe in myself...yeah, I'm grateful for the belief that he had in me."
Big kids
Matt Centrowitz had an unusual exchange with his father after he pulled off a huge upset to become the first American 1,500m winner in more than a century.
Matt Centrowitz talks about his uncanny celebration with his father, after winning the 1,500m race at the Rio Olympics. (Photo: AP)
"I saw my dad on the victory lap and I yelled to him 'Are you kidding me?' And he yelled back 'Are you e**ing kidding me?' We just kept on going back and forth. I don't think any of us believed it."
Centrowitz added: "I don't think it has sunk in yet, this last hour has just been unbelievable. I had an email from (1968 silver medallist) Jim Ryun saying 'good luck' before the race. Everything leading up to it, during, and after has just been surreal."
