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Bolt withdraws from NY meeting with tendon injury

(Agencies)
Updated: 2010-06-01 10:04

Usain Bolt of Jamaica gestures as he prepares for the men's 300m race at the IAAF World Challenge Zlata Tretra (Golden Spike) in Ostrava May 27, 2010. [Photo/Agencies]

NEW YORK - Triple Olympic champion and world record holder Usain Bolt has withdrawn from the June 12 New York Diamond League meeting with a tendon injury, organisers said on Monday.

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"I developed a stiffness in my Achilles tendon last week and sought medical attention," Bolt said in a statement released by the meeting.

"After careful consultation with Dr. Hans M Juller-Wohlfahrt at his clinic in Munich, I have been advised to take a two-three week break as a precautionary measure to avoid risking further damage."

Bolt had been expected to face American Tyson Gay in a 100 metres showdown between the world's two fastest men.??

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