Yohan Blake, the other Jamaican sprinter, the one who won the 2011 100m world title and happened to beat Usain Bolt at the 100m and 200m at nationals last year, will be forced to withdraw from the same event this season as he’s still dealing with a hamstring injury he suffered in April.
“Yohan’s coach is not satisfied with the progress of his injury,” manager Cubie Seegobin told the Evening Standard Wednesday. “We will continue to assess the situation and re-evaluate as we approach the World Championships.”
As the defending 100m world champ from 2011, Blake automatically qualifies for that event in Moscow this August. But despite being the 200m London silver medalist and second fastest man in history at that distance - clocking 19.26 Blake won’t be able to qualify for a spot at the Moscow race.
Needless to say, this just adds more drama to an already tough month for Jamaican track, which saw Bolt lose to American Justin Gatlin at the 100m in Rome, might lose decorated Olympian Veronica Campbell-Brown for two years after she tested positive for a banned diuretic at the Kingston Invitational, and will definitely miss 400m runner Dominque Blake, who’s been banned six years for doping. Oy vey.
