Usain Bolt proved his fitness for the Rio Olympics in emphatic fashion by clocking 19.89 seconds to win over 200 metres at the Muller Anniversary Games in London on Friday night.
The six-time Olympic champion, making his first appearance since pulling out of the Jamaican trials with a hamstring strain, led coming off the bend, but had to work harder than usual down the home straight to come home in first.
Rocking noticeably, his usual late surge was absent and he had to battle all the way to the line for a time considerably shy of American LaShawn Merritt's season-leading 19.74.
"I thought it wasn't perfect," said Bolt, who goes to Brazil in search of the famed triple-double of 100m and 200m titles. "I came off the corner, just tried to hold my form and do the work.
"I'm happy with the execution and hopefully my coach is.
"I'm definitely feeling good. I'm glad I could come here, run, finish the race, no injuries. I'm happy about that and I'm going to Rio to defend my titles."
