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Usain Bolt on meeting Barack Obama, Beyoncé and the dying fan he won’t forget

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If you follow the endless stream of Usain Bolt news, you likely already know that he got nervous meeting two people — Barack Obama and Beyoncé.

But you might not know the story of a woman whom Bolt saw an email from, asking him to message his parents. Her mother was not in good health. Bolt did, and about two days later the mother died.

“The daughter write back and said, listen to me, she died with a smile on her face,” Bolt said. “That was one of the most massive moments of my life to know that they died happy and died having their dream came true.