Anthony Foster, Gleaner Writer

Triple Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt cruised to an easy win over 400 metres in 46.35 seconds as he opened his season yesterday at the Camperdown Classics held at the Stadium East field.

Running out of lane five, Bolt had the field covered after 150 metres. He extended that lead and when he hit the straight, the trailing pack, which Yohan Blake led, was some 10 metres behind.

Shut down

Aware of the gap, Bolt shut down 80 metres out and for the remainder of the race, was looking both sides with a big smile on his face.

He immediately pulled to the side of the track after crossing the line and went flat on his back.

His masseur gave him a massage as more than 10 overseas cameramen and other journalists captured every moment.

Bolt said he was not fully fit as yet.

"It (race) was all right. I am not really in the best of shape, but I'm happy I got through it," he said while looking forward to next weekend's University of the West Indies (UWI) Invitational.

He was happy with his time but added that the first 300m of the race was good but when quizzed further about the final 100m, which he jogged, Bolt replied: "The last 100m need some work."

Blake, the national junior 100m record holder clocked 46.80 for second.

Olympian Ricardo Chambers, a former national 400m champion, was fourth overall in the time-final event. Chambers won heat two in 46.98 seconds, a time he said he was quite comfortable with at this stage.

"I am happy with that time. I did not want to push it too hard as it was my first race," said Chambers, who is in his first season under Glen Mills' guidance. "The aim going into the race was to test my form (especially) with some new stuff I am working on in practice."

Other results

Meanwhile, in other results, Mellard Brown of Blade Athletic (1:54.10) beat Evan Allen of Royalty Track Club (1:55.74) in the men's 800m.

Tanice Barnett of UWI took the men's 800m in 2:11.49.

David Hall of Monk Street Boys (200m) won the boys' Class Two high jump, while Romain Headman of Jamaica College took the boys' Class Three 800m in 2:06.81.