Photos of the Day: A Sniper and Two Giant Figures

Johannesburg, South Africa

Retired Jamaican Olympic and world champion sprinter Usain Bolt poses for a selfie with spectators at the Ruimsig Stadium in Roodepoort
Photograph: Wikus de Wet/AFP/Getty Images

Bagneres-de-Bigorre, France

Technicians reach out for a metal structure during the installation of a platform at the top of the Pic du Midi, one of France’s tallest mountains
Photograph: Pascal Pavani/AFP/Getty Images