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The Latest: Usain Bolt relaxed, confident as 200 heats begin

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):

4:55 a.m.

He's feeling good. And that's never good for his competition.

The heats for Usain Bolt's favorite race — the 200 meters — are beginning Tuesday at the Rio Olympics and the Jamaican sprinter is remarkably relaxed.

"I'm always confident going into the 200 meters," said Bolt, who surged past Justin Gatlin to win the 100 meters on Sunday, his seventh Olympic gold.

Also Tuesday, American Christian Taylor will try to defend his triple jump title, while Jamaica's Omar McLeod and American Devon Allen, the University of Oregon football/track standout, are among those seeking gold in the men's 110-meter hurdles.