Usain Bolt cruised to a 200m victory in Stockholm today with a pedestrian (by his standards) time of 20.03s. Hardly headline-making stuff - and Bolt even admitted that he was unimpressed with the time.
But come the 2011 World Championships in South Korea, count on the Jamaican to be threatening the records he set in Berlin in 2009 - 9.58s in the 100m and 19.19s in the 200m.
That summer was a special one for Bolt as he continued his mission to put athletics back on the map. His performances on the track were stunning but his medals (three golds) were not the whole story. It was his personality that also helped push him into the greatness conversation.
Digging into the 2009 archives, relive the Berlin heroics through these articles:
http://www.morethanthegames.co.uk/athletics/227878-the-best-of-2009-usain-bolt
http://www.morethanthegames.co.uk/athletics/205747-breath-taking-bolt-shatters-200m-world-record
http://www.morethanthegames.co.uk/athletics/155605-bolt-cruise-control-berlin-fun-run
http://www.morethanthegames.co.uk/athletics/185686-bolt-admits-hes-feeling-effects-historic-100m-victory
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