Yohan Blake to miss out the rest of the season due to injury

Yohan Blake in action during his 200m semi-final at the London 2012 Olympic Stadium. PHOTO/Ben Curtis/AP

Jamaican sprint superstar Yohan Blake is recovering well but will miss the rest of the track season, his manager Cubie Seegobin has disclosed.

Blake has struggled with a stubborn hamstring injury, which he suffered in April and has since pulled out of next month’s IAAF World Championships in Moscow.

Blake who is the 100m world champion, earns about US$150,000 in appearance fees alone, was previously forced to withdraw from meets in Edmonton, Shanghai and Doha, in addition to the Jamaica Invitational.

“He would definitely like to go to the World Championships, anyone would,” this according to his coach and manager Cubie Seegobin in an interview with The Jamaica Gleaner.

Blake is the second-fastest athlete in both the 100 meters and the 200 meters, with times of 9.69 and 19.26 respectively.

In addition to his 100 m world title from 2011, the 23-year-old Blake also won silver medals in the 100m and 200m at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

“We have always been about quality and not quantity, Blake is not a regular athlete, he is a Ferrari and we are not going to put him on track unless he is going to give the 100 per ent that everyone is accustomed to,” Seegobin added. (CMC)