Injured Usain Bolt withdraws from Jamaican Olympic trials

Six-time Olympic gold medalist sprinter Usain Bolt has withdrawn from the Jamaican Olympic trials for the 100 meter race following a grade 1 tear in his left hamstring which he announced on Twitter. Bolt won his semifinal race in Jamaica before submitting a medical exemption in advance of the final.

The rules of the Jamaican Athletics Federation leave open the possibility that Bolt will still be able to compete in one or both of his usual events at the 2016 Olympics in Brazil. "Athletes who are ranked/listed in the top three in the world for their event who are ill or injured at the time of the national championships and are granted an exemption from competing at the championships may still be considered for selection," the federation's regulations say, "provided that they are able to prove their world ranking form prior to the final submission of the entries for the competition."

"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," Bolt said.

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