Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt is facing a race against time to be fit in his bid for an unprecedented third treble Olympic gold with the Rio Games just five weeks away.
Bolt withdrew from the 100m final of the Jamaican Olympic Trials on Friday with what the reigning Olympic champion described as a mildly torn left hamstring.
The Jamaican likely must now prove his fitness over 200m at the Diamond League meet July 22 in London to have a hope of running the event in Rio. That means a tight 20-day recovery period, something not lost on Bolt.
“Starting the recovery process right away,” the sprinter tweeted Saturday along with two photos of him seemingly receiving electrotherapy treatment on his left hamstring.
Bolt had explained that he had felt “discomfort in my hamstring after the first round last night and then again in the semi-final tonight”.
A grade one tear is classified as the most minor of hamstring injuries. Grade two is typically a partial tear with grade three a complete tear that might require months to heal. JAAA secretary-general Garth Gayle has warned that unless Bolt showed up for his 200m heat at the trials on Saturday, he could lose that place on the Olympic team.
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