{"id":227436,"date":"2016-07-02T11:46:29","date_gmt":"2016-07-02T11:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=227436"},"modified":"2016-07-02T11:46:29","modified_gmt":"2016-07-02T11:46:29","slug":"usain-bolt-tears-hamstring-ahead-of-rio-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/07\/usain-bolt-tears-hamstring-ahead-of-rio-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"Usain Bolt tears hamstring ahead of Rio olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"
Six-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt has suffered an injury scare ahead of Rio after tearing a hamstring at Jamaica’s Olympic trials.<\/p>\n
Bolt, 29, sustained the grade-one tear during the first round of the 100m and withdrew after winning his semi-final.<\/p>\n
He is still expected to defend his 100 and 200m titles as Jamaica’s selection policy allows medical exemptions.<\/p>\n
Bolt “will seek treatment immediately” and is aiming to return for the London Anniversary Games on July 22.<\/p>\n
In the double world champion’s absence, the 100m final in Kingston was won byLondon 2012 silver medallist Yohan Blake in a time of 9.95 seconds.<\/p>\n