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Bolt holds on to win 100 metres at final Golden Spike

[PHOTO: COURTESY]

Usain Bolt overcame a slow start to win the 100 metres at the Ostrava Golden Spike meeting on Wednesday night as he gears up for a final World Championships in London in August.

In his second 100m outing of his final season, the Jamaican was slow off the blocks, but jumped ahead before the halfway point to finish in a time of 10.06 seconds, just edging Yunier Perez of Cuba, who ran a personal best 10.09 seconds.

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