Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt overcame rain-soaked, chilly conditions to streak to his new season best in winning his favored 200 metres at Tuesday`s Golden Spike meet.
In
the eastern Czech city of Ostrava, the 28-year-old world and Olympic champion –
who also holds the world 100 and 200m records, clocked 20.13 seconds, almost a
second behind his world record of 19.19sec set back in 2009.
"The
shape that I'm in, and I'm coming back, I don't really know what to say is a
decent time, or not," Bolt said. "I think I just need races, need to
run a lot."
"You
can't be satisfied if I don't break 20.0, I really wanted to," Bolt said.
"The conditions didn't allow. And I'm coming back from injuries, so it's
going to take time."
He
said he was not worried by not running fast times just yet. Tuesday was his
first race in Europe this season as he prepares for the worlds in August in
Beijing.
"I
don't really try to stress too much over time," Bolt said. "I just
want to get everything together and start feeling better."
He
will have more chances to improve his times in the Diamond League meets in New
York in June, and in Paris and Lausanne, Switzerland, the following month.
"The
more I run the better I feel, the faster I can go," Bolt added.
"Hopefully, in New York are better conditions and I'll be able to push
myself."
His
countryman Asafa Powell won the 100 in 10.04, ahead of Young in 10.13 and while
Britain's Richard Kilty clocked 10.31 in third.
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