Bolt happy with sub-20 timing in 200m at Oslo

11 June,2011 08:06 AM IST |   |  AFP

Usain Bolt delivered a stunning 200m victory at the Bislett Games on Thursday. olt, the double world and Olympic champion and world record holder in both the 100 and 200m, was making his season's bow in the longer discipline, which he last raced in May 2010


Usain Bolt delivered a stunning 200m victory at the Bislett Games on Thursday. olt, the double world and Olympic champion and world record holder in both the 100 and 200m, was making his season's bow in the longer discipline, which he last raced in May 2010. And the 24-year-old Jamaican did not disappoint, clocking a world lead time of 19.86.



Gambian-born Norwegian Jaysuma Saidy Ndure finished second on 20.43sec, with Forsythe taking third 0.06sec adrift. "It was my first 200m race in one year and one month, so I'm very happy with it and the fact I went under 20sec," said Bolt.

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Usain Bolt happy Oslo Bislett Games