Usain Bolt to Run in New York This Summer
The Jamaican sprinter set his first 100m world record at the meeting in 2008 when he clocked 9.72 seconds.His only other appearance in the US since then was to anchor a Jamaican 4x100m team at the 2010 Penn Relays.
"No one could ever forget their first world record, and I will never forget the crowd in New York that night," Bolt said.
"They had to wait for an hour during a thunderstorm delay before our race, and I don't think a single person left the stadium. They deserved a great performance, and I'm glad I was able to give it to them. I'm looking forward to running in New York again."
Organisers did not announce whether Bolt would run over 100m or 200m in the meeting at New York's Icahn Stadium.
He holds the world record in both, having run 9.58 seconds in the 100m and 19.19 in the 200m in 2009.
Bolt, who won Olympic gold in both sprints and the 4x100m relay in the Beijing and London Games, will begin his 2015 sprint season with a 100m in Rio on April 19.
"No one could ever forget their first world record, and I will never forget the crowd in New York that night," Bolt said.
"They had to wait for an hour during a thunderstorm delay before our race, and I don't think a single person left the stadium. They deserved a great performance, and I'm glad I was able to give it to them. I'm looking forward to running in New York again."
Organisers did not announce whether Bolt would run over 100m or 200m in the meeting at New York's Icahn Stadium.
He holds the world record in both, having run 9.58 seconds in the 100m and 19.19 in the 200m in 2009.
Bolt, who won Olympic gold in both sprints and the 4x100m relay in the Beijing and London Games, will begin his 2015 sprint season with a 100m in Rio on April 19.
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