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'Selfie king' focuses on Paris

Tokyo Olympics a bust for fans but Folan, of Rio fame, is undeterred

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Strutting along the Esplanade Bridge, Brent Folan was hard to miss. Not while he was in his stars-and-stripes onesie that helped him go viral at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
In the get-up, the 30-year-old American became an overnight sensation - almost literally - in Brazil for snagging selfies with sports superstars. Michael Phelps, Usain Bolt, Simone Biles, you name them, he has a picture with them.
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