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Jamaica’s Usain Bolt withdraws from Monaco meet
“After careful assessment I have had to withdraw him from the Samsung Diamond League Meeting in Monaco on July 20 to give him sufficient time for treatment and time to train and prepare for the Olympic Games in London,” Mills said.
Mills said the injury was from “Usain’s participation at the National Trials in Kingston this past weekend where he had a slight problem.”
He didn’t elaborate on the nature of the injury.
The first-round heats in the 100 at the Olympics are August 4, with the semifinals and final the next day.
Having built a reputation for being unbeatable in the 100 and 200 over the past four years and powering to Olympic and back-to-back world titles in the sprint events, Bolt lost twice in three days to Blake in Kingston.
Sunday’s loss in the 200, where Bolt grimaced as he crossed the line behind Blake, was the ultimate wake-up call – even if he shrugged it off.
“I can never be discouraged,” Bolt insisted after that race. “I’m never worried until my coach gets worried, and my coach isn’t worried, so I’m OK.”
