Brazil’s three-time Paralympic sprinting champion Terezinha Guilhermina unveiled her new guide on Saturday (18 April) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – none other than Jamaica’s six-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt!

Bolt was in the host city of next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games to promote the Mano a Mano Challenge at the Brazilian Jockey Club and, grinning all the way, joined with blind athlete Guilhermina to take part in a 50m sprint.

“It was a dream come true,” said Guilhermina, who won 100m and 200m gold at the London 2012 Games and 200m gold at the Beijing 2008 Games. “He was a little uncertain at the start, afraid that I might fall over or that he would run too fast. This shows how much respect events like this bring to Paralympic athletes.

"Running with him [Bolt] is a joy for any athlete. Bolt is a reference in the sport and I'm happy to have participated in this race. I fulfilled a dream."

Guilhermina has plenty on her schedule this year. “I have the Parapan American Games (in Toronto in August) and then the World Championships in Doha (in October),” she said. “So it will be a very important year in terms of preparations for the Rio 2016 Games.”

Click here to watch Terezinha and Bolt run together.