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Bolt wins New York GP but not happy

Xinhua, June 14, 2015 Adjust font size:

Usain Bolt was not happy about his mediocre result after he returned to win the Diamond League in New York Saturday in Icahn stadium.

The Jamaican Olympic and world champion ran 20.29 seconds in the men's 200 meters, which is not a Diamond League event but sure drew great attention thanks to the biggest star of the sport.

Bolt was frustrated by the winning time as he had hoped to run sub-20 in the New York race in the stadium where he created his first world record of 9.72 in the 100m seven years ago.

The 28-year-old said despite winning he was not happy with today's race and "it's back to the drawing board".

"I don't know. I have to figure out what's going on. I need to get on top of things, work my way back. So I will see my coach, try to analyze what's going on and work on it," said Bolt.

Bolt hasn't been faster than 20 seconds in 200m this year, with his fastest time being 20.13 achieved in an IAAF Challenge in Ostrava, Czech Republic on May 26. Although he set the goal of winning at the Rio Olympics in 2016, his priority now is to go back to his best shape.

"I don't even worry about Rio. I'm worried about what's happened now. Try to figure what's going on in the season, so I need to buckle down and get everything right," he said.

The men's 100m was another star race to watch among Saturday's 16 Diamond League events. Americna Tyson Gay stormed to finish the first in 10.12 before Keston Bledman of Trinidad and Tobago who came second in 10.13 running under protest of a falsestart. Nesta Carter of Jamaica finished third in 10.15.

"I was happy to be out here competing today in such a close race but I gave it my all and had a good race," said Gay.

In Saturday's competition, this year's best result was created in women's 400m when American Francena McCorory raced to a 49.86 victory which is also a new meet record. There were two more meet records broken in women's long jump and high jump.

Christabel Netty of Canada jumped the longest to set a meet record of 6.92 meters, beating 2013 Diamond trophy winner Shara Proctor to the third place in 6.72. American Tianna Bartolette came second.

Spanish Ruth Beitia and two-time world champion Blanka Vlasic both cleared 1.97 meters to beat the former record with Beitia winning the competition.

World champion Vitezslav Vesely of Czech Republic won his first New York javelin throw title after he produced a first round throw of 83.62 meters that held up for the win. Olympic and world champion Sandra Perkovic of Croatia took the wome's discus throw title in 68.44 ahead of Yaimi Perez of Cuba and French Melina Robert-Michon.

Fabiana Murer of Brazil beat Olympic champion Jennifer Suhr to take the women's pole vault title in 4.8 meters, which is the second best result of the year. Greece's Nikoleta Kiriakopoulou also cleared 4.8 but had to settle for the silver.

In men's 800m, Kenyan Olympic and world champion David Rudisha had a season best performance of 1:43.58 to win. Endi