Usain Bolt a dynamic sports person and Two-time 100-meter Olympic gold medalis twithdrew from the Jamaican Olympic Trials on Friday after suffering a Grade 1 hamstring tear.Bolt offered details of his status in a tweet.
— Usain St. Leo Bolt (@usainbolt) July 2, 2016
Bolt won his 100-meter semifinal heat with a time of 10.04 seconds. He complained of a tight hamstring after his preliminary race on Thursday, and the pain resurfaced after his semifinal run.
Despite missing the trials, Bolt could still compete in Rio. The Jamaica Athletic Administrative Association selection policy allows for medical exemptions, so long as athletes can prove the injury prevented them from competing at the trials.
Bolt, dubbed “the world’s fastest man,” is hoping to head to Rio with the opportunity to earn gold in all three of his events — the 100 and 200 meters and 400 relay — for the third consecutive Olympics.
(With agency inputs)