Usain Bolt started the European leg of his final season before retirement with a victory in the 100 metres at the Golden Spike meeting.
At the meet where he has most frequently competed in his career, with nine appearances, Bolt reeled in the rest of the field after a trademark slow start to cross the finish line in 10.06 seconds.
However, he had to hold off a strong challenge from Yunier Perez of Cuba, edging him by 0.03. Jak Ali Harvey of Turkey was third in 10.26.
Bolt's performance fell short of his season best of 10.03, which was clocked at the 100 and 200 world record holder's final race in his native Jamaica on June 11.
"I'm not happy with the time," Bolt said. "But it's not important, I enjoyed it so much."
The eight-time Olympic champion is preparing for the world championships in London in August, his final major competition, and mentioned a back problem that slowed him but downplayed its significance.
"I'm going to see my doctor (in Germany) soon, I know he will fix every problem," he said.
"All I need to do now is just to train hard and focus on getting myself into great shape. I'm not worried about that.
"It's just my back, it's always an issue. I didn't get injured, that's a key thing."
Bolt said he liked the Golden Spike because it was one of the first professional meets that invited him to run at the start of his career, and he also appreciated the fact that the stands were always packed.
In an emotional farewell after the race, fans held up coloured cards that formed a huge Jamaican flag in the stands, with a giant message: "THANX UB." The Jamaican anthem followed, with Bolt singing along.
The only other race he's scheduled before the worlds is the Diamond League event in Monaco on July 21. He's still undecided about other meets.
Other winners on Wednesday were Mo Farah, in the 10,000m and Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa, who led home the rarely-contested 300 metres in a world's best time of 30.81.
British distance specialist Farah, who defended his Olympic titles in both the 5,000m and 10,000m at the Rio Games last year, plans to retire from track to move to road races after the worlds.
Farah held off a challenge from Kenyan Mathew Kimeli, surging past him with 200 metres to go to win in 27:12.09. Kimeli clocked 27:14.43.
"I honestly hoped I could run a bit faster time, however the wind slowed me down even though we ran quite a fast race from the beginning," Farah said.
Van Niekerk, Olympic champion and world record holder in the 400, won the 300 inside the previous best time of 30.85, set by Michael Johnson in 2000, in Pretoria, South Africa.
"I'm so pleased and grateful for the big achievement. I'm honored to be a small part of history," Van Niekerk said.
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