The 26-year-old Bolt — who won the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m relay in both the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2012 London Games, fell short of improving on his own 150m world record — 14.35 seconds in Manchester, England, in 2009.

Usain Bolt (right) runs the 150m race on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro yesterday.