Usain Bolt, the 100-meter world record holder, ran the fastest time in the 200 this year, winning in 19.67 seconds yesterday at the Tsiklitiria Athens Grand Prix in Athens.

The 21-year-old Jamaican is now the fifth fastest man of all time in the 200. His time was the sixth best ever, with world record holder Michael Johnson having twice run faster.

"I am very satisfied with my performance," Bolt said. "I feel sure I will be very strong at the Olympic Games."

Although he started slowly, Bolt recovered as he came out of the curve, winning by a wide margin ahead of Brendan Christian of Antigua, who was second in 20.36.

Bolt ran 9.72 to set the 100 world record in New York in May. He didn't run the 100 in Athens. Bolt has previously said he is unsure whether he will compete in the 100 and 200 at the Beijing Olympics next month. Asked if he would be going for the 200 world record of 19.32, which Johnson set in August 1996, Bolt said not yet.

"Not this year, maybe next," he said.

The Jamaican also had the previous best time of the year in the 200, running 19.83 in June in Ostrava, Czech Republic.

More track and field

In the 100 at the Tsiklitiria Athens Grand Prix, Derrick Atkins of the Bahamas won in 10.10, finishing ahead of Darvis Patton and Mark Jelks of the United States.

In the women's 100, Veronica Campbell of Jamaica won in 10.92 to equal the meet record set in 1999. Campbell is to run the 200 and the 400 relay, but not the 100, at the Beijing Games next month.

Soccer

Amy Rodriguez scored in the 71st minute to give the U.S. women's soccer team a 1-0 win against Brazil in an exhibition match in Commerce City, Colo.

The United States, which has posted shutouts in its past six games, is now 20-0-1 in 2008. The two teams meet again Wednesday in San Diego in their last match before the Olympics start next month in Beijing. The United States faces Norway Aug. 6 in its first Olympic match.

Volleyball

Olympic qualifiers Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh won the AVP Crocs Slam Chicago Open for their 16th consecutive tournament title in Chicago. They beat Elaine Youngs and Nicole Branagh, 18-21, 21-17 and 21-14 -- their 90th consecutive match victory. The duo has finished first in all 11 AVP Crocs tournaments since 2007.

Elsewhere

Broadcasters and the IOC are pushing China to keep its promises and open up Tiananmen Square to more hours of live coverage for the Beijing Olympics. In an emergency meeting last week in Beijing with the International Olympic Committee and broadcasters, Chinese officials decided live broadcasting from Tiananmen would be limited to two time slots -- 6-10 a.m. and 9-11 p.m.