 Upon his return to competition , the 200 m remained Bolt 's primary event , beating Justin Gatlin 's meet record in Ostrava , Czech Republic . Bolt had aspired to run under twenty seconds to claim a season 's best but , despite the fact that bad weather had impaired his run , he was happy to end the meeting with just the victory . However , a sub @-@ 20 @-@ second finish was soon his , as he set a new personal best of 19 @.@ 88 s at the 2006 Athletissima Grand Prix in Lausanne , Switzerland , finishing behind Xavier Carter and Tyson Gay to earn a bronze medal . Bolt had focused his athletics aims , stating that 2006 was a year to gain experience . Also , he was more keen on competing over longer distances , setting his sights on running regularly in both 200 m and 400 m events within the next two years . 
