Bolt is facing a race against time to be fit in his bid for an unprecedented third treble Olympic gold with the Rio Games just four weeks away. The prospect of Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt missing the Rio Olympics through injury will rightly give organisers and fans palpitations. "He's important but he's not the only athlete that's going to be in Rio," IAAF president Coe told a small group of journalists on the sidelines of the European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam. Many sports would really like to be discussing a Usain Bolt in their ranks: they don't and they can't. Bolt withdrew from the 100m final of last week's Jamaican Olympic Trials with what the 100 and 200m world record holder described as a mildly torn left hamstring.

Source: Standard Digital July 07, 2016 16:07 UTC