Gay takes time off due to hamstring tightness
Published:Friday | June 11, 2010 | 9:35 AM
American sprinter Tyson Gay says he is taking some time off because of tightness in his hamstring.
The three-time world champion says he felt discomfort after setting the 200-metres record for a straight track in Manchester, England last month.
Tests showed a disk out of line in his back that he believes caused the problem.
Gay had hoped to run in tomorrow’s Adidas Grand Prix in New York.
Double world record holder Usain Bolt of Jamaica also pulled out of the meet.
Gay plans to visit a nutritionist in Dallas to try to determine if there is a reason he has been so injury-prone.
He has been frequently injured since sweeping the 100 and 200 at the 2007 world championships and has been far surpassed by Bolt in the last two years even as he has repeatedly lowered the American record in the 100.