NEW YORK – It's been seven years since Usain Bolt last competed in New York. For the Jamaican sprinter, time hasn't dimmed the memory.
He remembers that it rained that day in 2008, when at age 21 he set a world record – his first of many world records – with a 9.72-second dash in the 100 meters. Bolt remembers a thunderstorm, an intense field of big names and that the race was called back three times before it went off.
Much has changed in the years since. Bolt was bombarded with requests for autographs in 2008; now he's hounded for selfies.