Donovan Bailey vs Michael Johnson at the Skydome in 1997. | Old Toronto Series

Donovan Bailey is a retired Jamaican-Canadian track and field sprinter. At the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, he set a world record and won the gold medal for Canada during the men's 100m sprint, with a time of 9.84 seconds. This made him the first Canadian to legally break the 10-second barrier in the 100m sprint. This is the #history of Donovan Bailey. 📸 Getty Images | HISTORY

At the 1995 track and field world championships, Donovan Bailey cemented himself as a force to be reckoned with. We had Donovan Bailey watch his race from 24 years ago and take us inside what it was like being on the starting blocks. Catch the men's 100m from the 2019 world championships Saturday at 3:15 pm ET | CBC Olympics