World’s fastest man Usain Bolt withdrew from the Jamaican Olympic Trails on Friday after suffering from Grade 1 hamstring tear. Bolt won his 100-meter semifinal heat with a time of 10.04 seconds, complained of a tight hamstring after his preliminary race on Thursday, and the pain resurfaced after his semifinal run.
After the injury Bolt announced his withdrawal on social media. his post read: After feeling discomfort in my hamstring after the first round last night and then again in the semi-finals tonight I was examined by the Chief Doctor of the National Championships and diagnosed with a Grade 1 tear. “I have submitted a medical exemption to be excused from the 100m final and the remainder of the National Championships,” Bolt said in a statement posted on his Twitter site. “I will seek treatment immediately and hope to show fitness at the London Anniversary Games on July 22 to earn selection for the Olympic Games in Rio.”
Now 29 years old, Bolt has shown no signs of slowing down. On June 11, he ran 9.88 in the 100 at Kingston’s National Stadium, where the Jamaican Olympic trials are currently taking place. Jimmy Vicaut of France is the only other runner with a faster time this season, running a wind-assisted 9.86 in early June.
