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Usain Bolt donates world record-breaking shoes to Jamaican charity

Olympics Day 12 - Athletics

BEIJING - AUGUST 20: Usain Bolt of Jamaica reacts after breaking the world record with a time of 19.30 seconds to win the gold medal in the Men’s 200m Final at the National Stadium during Day 12 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 20, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

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When Usain Bolt set world records in the 100m and 200m at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Germany, he did so wearing limited edition white and gold Puma track shoes.

He clocked 9.58 seconds in the 100m and 19.19 seconds in the 200m. Both world records still stand.

Last week, he donated those shoes to Lady Allen, the wife of the Governor General of Jamaica, in order to raise money for the Issa Trust Foundation. The charity provides medical equipment and services to pediatric wards at hospitals across Jamaica.

“[Bolt] willingly came on board to support the work of the foundation three years ago… we are renewing that purpose,” Lady Allen said in a press release.

The shoes will be auctioned in June, culminating at a presentation and fundraising concert on June 24.

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