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Bolt’s Olympic quest doubtful
...skips Jamaica Nationals after hamstring issues return
Trinidad Express :: 02.07.2016Kingston
Usain Bolt's Olympic quest is in doubt, after the sprint superstar left his country's national championships with a hamstring injury shortly before he was going to run the 100-metre final.
And that was just one part of a bizarre night at National Stadium.
Bolt's longtime rival Yohan Blake won the 100 title and formally qualified for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics — but only after a false-start disqualification call against him was overturned after review.
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flashback: Jamaica's Usain Bolt, right, surges past American Tyson Gay to take the gold in the men's 100m final at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China, last year. Bolt suffered a grade one tear to a hamstring and dropped out of the Jamaica championships, with one month left before beginning his defence of the Olympic 100m and 200m in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. —Photo: AP
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