Three-time world and Olympic champion Usain Bolt's agent said on Tuesday that the sprinter would not compete for the rest of the season because of a back problem. He will miss the IAAF Diamond League meetings in Zurich and Brussels.
Jamaican sprint world record holder Usain Bolt has beaten compatriot Asafa Powell in the 100m Areva Diamond League meeting at the "Stade de France" stadium in Paris.
Usain Bolt is to make a last appearance at the World Athletic Finals in Greece and will not run in Korea or China due to "fatigue". Bolt has run nine 200m, fifteen 100m and 150 exhibition races since the beginning of the year.
Usain Bolt clocked the fourth fastest time ever over 200 metres at a Golden League meeting in Brussels as fellow Jamaican Asafa Powell saw off US rival Tyson Gay in the 100m sprint.
Usain Bolt made it three out of three as he helped Jamaica claim gold in the 4x100 metres relay at the IAAF World Athletics Championships after shattering two world records.
Jamaican king of sprint Usain Bolt, who stunned the world by winning the 100-metre sprint in 9.58 seconds on Sunday, won a second gold and broke another world record in 19.19 seconds in the 200-metre Thursday.
Jamaican king of sprint Usain Bolt, who stunned the world by winning the 100m sprint in 9''58 on Sunday, is hot favourite to win tonight's 200m final and smash his own world record in the process.
After winning the 100 metres, the Jamaican Usain Bolt seems close to reliving the dream in the 200-metres final of the Berlin athletic championships after dominating the semi-final on Wednesday with the best overall time of 20.08 seconds.
Fresh from setting a new world record of 9.58 seconds in the 100 metres on Sunday, Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt looked tired in the semi-finals but still won the 200-metres second-round heat on Tuesday to reach the semi-finals.
