USAIN BOLT MADE a winning return to the track after recovering from a hamstring injury to win the 200 metres at the London Anniversary Games on Friday.
The 29-year-old, running at the track where he achieved the individual Olympic sprint double and the 4x100m relay for the second time four years ago, eased home ahead of a quality field in a time of 19.89 seconds.
Bolt, who had not run since pulling out of the Jamaican trials last month with a hamstring strain, said he had work to do ahead of the Olympics in Rio next month but was relieved he hadn’t felt a reaction to his injury.
“I’m not fully in shape, I need more work, but I will be fine. The key thing is I came out injury-free so that’s the main thing,” Bolt told the BBC.
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“I’m going to take my time and work. I tried to go for the kerb and execute and got some positive answers out of it.”
Bolt cruises to 200m win - but says he needs more work before Rio
USAIN BOLT MADE a winning return to the track after recovering from a hamstring injury to win the 200 metres at the London Anniversary Games on Friday.
The 29-year-old, running at the track where he achieved the individual Olympic sprint double and the 4x100m relay for the second time four years ago, eased home ahead of a quality field in a time of 19.89 seconds.
Bolt, who had not run since pulling out of the Jamaican trials last month with a hamstring strain, said he had work to do ahead of the Olympics in Rio next month but was relieved he hadn’t felt a reaction to his injury.
“I’m not fully in shape, I need more work, but I will be fine. The key thing is I came out injury-free so that’s the main thing,” Bolt told the BBC.
“I’m going to take my time and work. I tried to go for the kerb and execute and got some positive answers out of it.”
- © AFP 2016
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