Justin Gatlin to return to training after injury scare
Despite suffering an injury scare world 100m champion Justin Gatlin remains to defend his name.
Gatlin pulled up hurt whilst competing in Zagreb on Tuesday holding on to his hamstring as he faded to finish fourth at the race in a period of 10.29 secs.
His supervisor Renaldo Nehemiah has said he will return to training within a week following tests proved negative on almost any harm.
“He said he started to feel something catching, so he immediately attempted to shield against any possible harm happening,” Nehemiah said.
Tests to Gatlin’s hamstring”revealed he had 100 per cent strength in the leg and there were no adhesions or something,” Nehemiah added.
It was the second time within a week that the 37-year-old had slowed in a race whilst.
Gatlin, who has the fourth quickest time over 100m this year together with 9.87 secs, finished fourth in the Zurich Diamond League final on August 29. Three days later he returned to form, winning a 100m race at Switzerland in 9.97 seconds.
The American sprinter won Olympic gold at Athens but served a ban for doping between 2010 and 2006. He returned to get a bronze medal at the Olympics in 2012 in London and then went on to win silver medals at the world championships in 2013 and 2015.
He went one better in the world championships in London at 2017 with gold in the 100m. He will look to defend that title in Doha this month.