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Bolt withdraws from NY meeting with tendon injury

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Updated: 2010-06-01 10:04
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Bolt withdraws from NY meeting with tendon injury
Usain Bolt of Jamaica gestures as he prepares for the men's 300m race at the IAAF World Challenge Zlata Tretra (Golden Spike) in Ostrava May 27, 2010. [Photo/Agencies] 

NEW YORK - Triple Olympic champion and world record holder Usain Bolt has withdrawn from the June 12 New York Diamond League meeting with a tendon injury, organisers said on Monday.

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"I developed a stiffness in my Achilles tendon last week and sought medical attention," Bolt said in a statement released by the meeting.

"After careful consultation with Dr. Hans M Juller-Wohlfahrt at his clinic in Munich, I have been advised to take a two-three week break as a precautionary measure to avoid risking further damage."

Bolt had been expected to face American Tyson Gay in a 100 metres showdown between the world's two fastest men.  
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