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‘Tyson will be ready for Olympics’
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ASIANAGE on 16 July, 2008 01:38:55
 
By JAIME ARON
ARLINGTON, Texas
American Sprinter Tyson Gay is in Germany, resting, relaxing and getting ready
for his next race - almost exactly like he planned before getting injured at the
US Olympic Trials.
Gay sprained a muscle in the back of his left leg in a 200 metre qualifying
race, a tumble that forced him to be carted off the track and ended his chances
of winning two individual gold medals in Beijing.
"He's fine," his coach, Jon Drummond, said on Tuesday. "He's walking normal.
There's nothing to really be overly concerned about. I feel there's no reason
why he won't be 100 percent at the Games."
Gay will run in the 100 and the 400 metre relay in Beijing. Before he was hurt,
Gay already had qualified for the 100, running a wind aided time of 9.68
seconds, the fastest ever. He also set the American record of 9.77 in a
quarterfinal. But as the reigning world champion in the 100 and 200, he was
aiming to sweep sprinting's glory events at the Olympics. Now, he's focused on
his rehab.
- AP