Man takes epic selfie on top of Rio's Christ the Redeemer statue

Call off the Selfie Olympics. We have a winner.

Photojournalist Lee Thompson took what may be the Selfie of the Century on Saturday when he snapped himself atop the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue which towers over Rio de Janeiro.

Lee, in Brazil on assignment to cover the upcoming World Cup, managed to blag his way up to the top of the statue and tweeted the below shot: