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Track
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American sprinter Tyson Gay
says his hamstring is feeling better and he'll be healthy and
ready to go when the Olympic 100-metre races start next week.
"When I step on the line in
Beijing, don't worry. I'll be ready to go," Gay said Monday before
departing for China from Munich, where he had been training.
He has decided to fly to Beijing
and skip going to the U.S. Track team's training camp in Dalian
because he wants be at Friday's opening ceremonies. Qualifying in
the highly anticipated 100-metre dash starts Aug. 15.
Gay, the defending world champion
in the 100 and 200 metres, hurt his hamstring early last month at
U.S. Olympic trials while running in preliminary heats in the 200
metres. He already had qualified for the 100. He pulled out of a
race in London on July 25, saying he wanted to rest to ensure he
was healthy for the Olympics.
In the 100, Gay is expected to
contend along with world-record holder Usain Bolt and the man Bolt
took the record from, fellow Jamaican Asafa Powell.
A statement released by Gay's
manager said he has been on a gradual return to high-level
training, that he was joined in Munich by his coach Jon Drummond
on July 22 and that since July 11 he has been undergoing treatment
from an orthopedic specialist in Munich.
At past Olympics, all potential
members of the 400-metre relay team have been asked to report to
the U.S. training camp to work out and practise passing the baton.
USA Track has said Gay, expected to be part of that team, will not
be required to come.
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