Usain Bolt plays "foovolley" in a promotional event at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro ahead of his 150m race.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Usain Bolt wins exhibition race in Rio, which will host the 2016 Olympic Games
- Jamaican says he is happy with his opening sprint race of the new season
- He beats fellow Caribbean runner Daniel Bailey over the rarely-run distance
-- Sprint star Usain Bolt gave sports fans a taste of what to expect at the 2016 Rio Olympics when he won an exhibition race on Copacabana beach on Sunday.
The six-time Olympic gold medalist was unable to break his record for the 150 meters distance, but still got his season off to a winning start in the Brazilian city.
He won in a time of 14.42 seconds on a specially constructed track in hot conditions in front of a reported 3,000 spectators.
"It was my first sprint race, definitely a good start for the season," Bolt said in quotes reported by his website.
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