Updated On: 27 September, 2025 04:02 PM IST | Mumbai | Ronan Carvalho
Sixteen-year-old, Std XII sprinter Agastya Kar races straight to cloud 9 after Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt, in city on official visit, autographs teen’s arm; vows to turn sign into tattoo

Agastya meets Usain Bolt, requests an autograph; (right) Bolt agrees and signs on Agastya’s arm. Pics/Atul Kamble
Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt created the memory of a lifetime for Agastya Kar, a Std XII student at Jamnabai Narsee International School (Juhu), when he signed an autograph on the shoulder of the 16-year-old on Friday. “I really did not expect it. He was not signing anyone else’s jerseys or books. So, I decided to walk up to him and said: ‘If you sign my arm, I will get it tattooed,’ and he found that hilarious, so he decided to go for it. It was amazing. I plan to get the autograph made into a permanent tattoo really soon, because for me this is like a lifetime achievement,” an ecstatic Agastya told mid-day, before adding that his parents were sceptical about his plan to get a tattoo, but since they know how much Bolt means to him, they reluctantly agreed.
Bolt signals that the autograph is done; (right) Agastya breaks down in tears