Usain Bolt’s struggle with injury and poor form is “just a phase,” says teammate Asafa Powell
PARIS (AP)_ Usain Bolt‘s Jamaica teammate Asafa Powell believes the world record holder’s struggle with injury and poor form is “just a phase” and not the beginning of the end for the sprinter.
However, Powell also suggests it might be wiser for Bolt not to try to defend his 100-meter crown at the world championships next month.
Powell says on Thursday “if he’s not 100 per cent then I think he should focus mainly on the relays or the 200 … but hopefully he can get back in shape and feel like his old self.”
Bolt pulled out of Saturday’s Diamond League meeting in Paris with a blocked joint in his left leg.
Powell adds “we all get injuries. I’ve been injured for years and I’m still running fast.”
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