Did this dude fall from heaven or what! When he isn’t standing tall paying respect to other countries’ national anthems, taking care of the place he grew up in, oh and being the fastest man on the planet, he is running as a guide for a Brazilian blind champion!
Six-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt, of Jamaica, was training last year with Brazil’s three-time Paralympic champion Terezinha Guilhermina ahead of the ‘Mano a Mano’ event.
Paraolympics.org reported in their post from last year:
Brazil’s three-time Paralympic sprinting champion Terezinha Guilhermina unveiled her new guide on Saturday (18 April) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, none other than Jamaica’s six-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt!
Bolt was in the host city of next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games to promote the Mano a Mano Challenge at the Brazilian Jockey Club and, grinning all the way, joined with Guilhermina to take part in a 50m sprint.
“It was a dream come true,” said Guilhermina, who won 100m and 200m gold at the London 2012 Games and 200m gold at the Beijing 2008 Games.
“He was a little uncertain at the start, afraid that I might fall over or that he would run too fast. This shows how much respect events like this bring to Paralympic athletes.
“Running with him [Bolt] is a joy for any athlete. Bolt is a reference in the sport and I’m happy to have participated in this race.
I fulfilled a dream.”
The third Mano a Mano Challenge will reach its climax on Sunday (19 April) when Bolt will compete in the 100m. Saturday saw the qualification races for the men’s and women’s 100m.
Bolt will race against Brazil’s José Carlos Moreira, the Netherlands’ Churandy Martina and the USA’s Ryan Bailey. The women’s race will feature Jamaicans Veronica Campbell-Brown and Kerron Stewart, plus Brazil’s Vitória Cristina Silva Rosa and the USA’s Carmelita Jeter.
A video can be seen here: https://www.instagram.com/p/1nvVZtmgEc/
This year’s Rio Paraolympics will be starting on 7th September
src: https://www.paralympic.org/news/usain-bolt-runs-guide-blind-paralympic-champion-guilhermina-rio
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