In the Athletissima meet on last tuesday, Usain Bolt ran the 200-metre race in 19.59 seconds at Lausanne (Switzerland). It was the 4th fastest race ever. It was one-hundredth of a second slower than Tyson Gay's run in May. Tyson made the mark with fair weather and breeze. On tuesday, Lausanne had a sinking temperature of 15 degrees and a heavy downpour. But they made no difference is Bolt's sprint.

Bolt proved that he was completely ready for the next month's World Championships in Berlin. Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay, the key rivals of Bolt meet head-to-head in the Stadio Olimpico shortly. Bolt's stunning 200-metre performance under rain in Lausanne has stunned Gay and Powell. "Bolt holds the record of 9.69 seconds in the Olympics, so it's going to take faster than 9.69 to beat him" said the former record-holder Powell.