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Usain Bolt records best season's win in 200m race, Powell takes 100 in rainy Ostrava

Czech Rep:   Usain Bolt won the 200 metres in his season's best time of 20.13 seconds in rainy, cold conditions at the Ostrava Golden Spike meeting on Tuesday as he builds up for the world championships.

His Jamaican compatriot Asafa Powell claimed the 100 in 10.04 seconds but failed to match his season's best of 9.84 and the world leading 9.74 set by Justin Gatlin on May 15 in Doha.

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