Athletics-Bolt to race on Copacabana Beach next month

By Gene Cherry RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 20 (Reuters) - Jamaican world record holder Usain Bolt will return to Rio de Janeiro next month to run a special 100 metres on the beach, he said on his website on Sunday. The six times Olympic gold medallist added the Aug 17 "Mano a Mano" 100m on Copacabana Beach to three previously announced races in what he said was his finalised schedule for 2014. Bolt streaked to victory in a 150m race at the famous beach in March 2013 on a track specially built for the event. He has delayed opening his season this year because of a foot injury and will start with a 4x100 metres relay with his Jamaican team mates at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Aug 1-2. The eight-times world champion will also run 100m races in Warsaw, Poland on Aug 23 and at the Zurich Diamond League meeting on Aug 28. (Editing by Nick Mulvenney)