Ellen DeGeneres Gets Fresh Competition as Belgium Recreates Iconic Picture at World Indoor Championships

In the recently concluded World Indoor Championships, several frame-worthy pictures got ready for the walls of fame. The 26-year-old Noah Lyles wanted to anchor his team to the 4x400m relay victory but fell short of a fraction. As a result, the Belgian team soared to victory, clocking in at 3:02.54. Likewise, the relay winners remade the historic Ellen DeGeneres moment.

Despite going through a tough time as Lyles, the showman didn’t make it to the gold podium, fans sang praises of the Belgium relay team. But what followed? Winners and history makers never bypass the opportunities to partake in post-event shenanigans.

Ellen DeGeneres’ star-studded selfie has a doppelgänger

Alex Walker’s X post features some greats together in a frame. Besides the victorious Belgian team, the faces of others don’t look familiar, but it can be asserted that they had a role to play in the relay win. This star-studded picture takes us down memory lane when American TV show host Ellen DeGeneres gathered the movie icons for a candid selfie.

The frame packed with A-list actors was captured during the Oscars telecast in 2014. In March 2024, the legendary selfie completed 10 years. If we keep the selfies of two different domains side by side, we can easily spot the uncanny resemblance. The host of the most watched The Ellen DeGeneres Show earned 33 Daytime Emmy Awards for her immense contribution to the television world.

Squeezing in Jared Leto, Angelina Jolie, Bradley Cooper, Meryl Streep, and some more in the selfie, the 66-year-old garnered global love for this special move. Though the team of Alexander Doom drew inspiration from a US-based selfie, it didn’t think twice before outpacing the US quartet in the race. Let’s recap.

The dramatic finish by Alexander Doom

Chris Bailey, the last leg sprinter of the US relay team, couldn’t stop the late surge from Alexander Doom. Doom, who outpaced the reigning champ Karsten Warholm in the 400m feat, didn’t let any other team place their hands on the gold. Thwarting in his bid for gold, Lyles put his best foot forward despite coming to the roster late.

But Doom probably manifested the win, which came out clearly in his words, “The guys put me in the perfect position. I knew there was something possible at the end.” Just four months till we behold high-octane sessions of back-to-back track action. Hopefully, we will get to see more emulations this year.

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