Triple Olympic and world champion Usain Bolt ran the fourth-fastest 200 meters of all-time with a blistering 19.56 second sprint in front of his home fans at the Jamaica International Invitational Saturday. Only Bolt (twice) and former world record holder Michael Johnson have ever clocked faster times. The Jamaican's world record stands at 19.19 seconds, which he set at last year's world championships in Berlin, and his latest effort was all the more impressive as it was run into a headwind of 0.8 meters per second. Running from lane five, he quickly left the field behind and ran through to the finish without easing up. Bolt's next race is his first 100m of the season in Daegu, South Korea on May 19. American world bronze medallist Wallace Spearmon also dipped under 20 seconds, running 19.98 seconds to finish a distant second. Bolt's chief sprint rival, American Tyson Gay, opted for the 400 meters and won comfortably in 45.05 seconds. US world bronze medallist Carmelita Jeter triumphed in a strong women's 100m, edging Jamaican Olympic and world silver medallist Kerron Stewart in 10.94 seconds. Jamaica's Novelene Williams-Mills won the women's 400m in 50.32 seconds with countrywoman Kenia Sinclair clocking 1:58.62 in the women's 800.
