Usain Bolt wins Brazil beach sprint

Sunday 31 March 2013 23:42 BST

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Usain Bolt started his season by winning a 150-metre race on a track on Copacabana beach in the 2016 Olympic host city, Rio de Janeiro. Bolt won in 14.42 seconds, short of his world-best mark of 14.35 set in Manchester in 2009.

"It was definitely a good start for the season." he said. "I'm looking forward to coming here in 2016."

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