Bolt broke 100m record he set in 2008 on same date in 2009
Eight-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt finished the 100-metre race in 9.69 seconds at Beijing Olympics on August 16, 2008, overtaking the then record of 9.72 seconds set by him in May that year. Interestingly, on August 16, 2009, the Jamaican clocked 9.58 seconds in the World Championships, again breaking his own record. Notably, the 9.58-second record is still unbroken.