Jamaican Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt cruised to victory in his first individual race of the season , clocking 46.37 seconds over 400 metres at the GC Foster Classic in Kingston on Saturday . Bolt , the world record holder at 100 and 200 metres , used the race as part of his build-up for the upcoming season , where he plans to defend his sprint titles at the IAAF world championships in Beijing in August . 'Give thanks for an injury free 400m run , ' Bolt , who was slowed by injuries last year , said on his Twitter account . Usain Bolt is looking forward to an injury free season after winning his first race of the year comfortably . Bolt has been training at his base in Jamaica ahead of what will be an important season for him . The six-time Olympic gold medallist came off the final curve comfortably ahead of the field and his time was slightly faster than his last effort at the distance , 46.44 seconds in 2013 , but more than a second slower than his personal best of 45.28 in 2007 . In his only other race of the year , Bolt 's Racers Lions 4x100 metres relay team wound up second in the Gibson McCook Relays on February 28 . Bolt is currenlty the double world and Olympic champion , and will defend that world title this year .
Usain Bolt saw off the field in GC Foster Classic in Kingston , Jamaica . Bolt ran 100 and 200 metres in a time of 46.37 seconds in season opener . It is not his fastest time over the distance , but his best for over two years .