Usain Bolt the No 1 attraction at the Rio Olympics and most coveted selfie

HE’S the rockstar of Rio and if athlete selfies were awarded points, nabbing one with Usain Bolt would top the charts.

Usain Bolt is undoubtedly the selfie king.

HE’S the rockstar of Rio and if athlete selfies were awarded points, nabbing one with Usain Bolt would top the charts.

While some of the Olympics’ biggest stars like Serena Williams chose not to stay with athletes in the traditional village, Bolt was not one of them.

The result? He becomes the village’s hottest property and number one selfie target.

Spoke rugby with the fastest man on earth @usainbolt Good luck my bro #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/Vtgf4lMRWL

— Sonny Bill Williams (@SonnyBWilliams) August 6, 2016

Used to being the target of selfies himself, Sonny Bill Williams led the charge, tracking down Bolt early in the games.

Posting an awkwardly posed photo to Twitter, Williams wrote: “Spoke with the fasted man on earth @usainbolt. Good luck my bro”.

US gymnast Aly Raisman famously said last week she’d “almost flipped the table over” running to steal a moment with the sprinter.

“Who wouldn’t,” she tweeted.

When it's your first Olympics, & you get to meet this guy! Thankyou @usainbolt @ausolympicteam @AthsAust @7olympics pic.twitter.com/7AGpZDnZSD

— Chelsea Jaensch (@chelseajaensch) August 12, 2016

Australian long jumper Chelsea Jaensch is one of many in the Australian team who heaped the adulation on the sprinter, finding him at the athletics practise sessions.

“When it’s your first Olympics and you get to meet this guy! Thank you @usainbolt,” she wrote.

Even Aussie athletes Annette Edmonson, Amy Cure and Stephanie Morton posed two tables away from Bolt, just to capture him in the background.

OMG we got a selfie with @usainbolt!!! 😲😲😂😂 pic.twitter.com/fnINioQhZH

— Annette Edmondson (@NettieEdmo) August 3, 2016

We just met @usainbolt in the dining hall. Almost flipped the table over 2 get 2 him. Who wouldn't? Sry😊 thx for taking the time 2 meet us🙏🏻

— Alexandra Raisman (@Aly_Raisman) August 3, 2016

Bolt is rarely seen in the communal areas of the village, but when he is, the stampede is on.

Bolt - unlike the rest of the athletes was given the honour of having his own room, but said he had had to spring for his won TV.

Back in 2014, three security guards were sacked at the Commonwealth games for seeking their own selfies.

Team huddle before training today ✊🏼 then some quick reps! #bolt pic.twitter.com/35OWK6kQlK

— Genevieve LaCaze (@GenGen_LaCaze) August 10, 2016

Bolt invade selfie das meninas da seleção de vôlei brasileiro. https://t.co/Hc4MvHosTe pic.twitter.com/eByTzZlCw1

— snap: JornalOGlobo (@JornalOGlobo) August 13, 2016

Gak cuma #Nemo, dato LCW pun selfie sama Usain Bolt #badminton #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/DyUomVfmgf

— Tristan Kalalo (@Ajiepakubumi) August 11, 2016

#Rio2016 Déborah Rodríguez publicó una selfie con Usain Bolt https://t.co/G20VYJzBhb pic.twitter.com/pqldV24wdB

— Montevideo Portal (@portalmvd) August 9, 2016

Samba, Bolt! Jamaicano dança com passistas e tira selfie em coletiva; veja vídeo https://t.co/jxL3KI3H0P pic.twitter.com/LEzOJC0CBz

— snap globoesportecom (@globoesportecom) August 8, 2016

OE no sabía que @Panetodi estaba en #Rio2016
Qué paja tu selfie con Usain Bolt, compare pic.twitter.com/1hJkUl2ErJ

— Juan Manuel (@JmBlaster) August 11, 2016

Originally published as Usain Bolt the No 1 attraction at the Rio Olympics and most coveted selfie