MONACO (AP) — World record holder Usain Bolt will run the 200 meters at the IAAF world athletics final next month.
The Jamaican sprinter shattered world records in the 100 and 200 meters at the world championships earlier this month. He clocked 9.58 seconds in the 100 and 19.19 in the 200 to improve the times he set in winning gold medals at last year's Beijing Olympics.
Bolt ran the 200 meters at three meets this season and was not automatically qualified for the race, which will take place on Sept. 13 in Thessaloniki, Greece.
"But as per the qualifying regulations the 8th place is at the discretion of the IAAF," the international federation said in a statement Monday.
Bolt last competed in the world final in 2006, when he came third in the 200 with a time of 20.10 seconds.
