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title: "Bolt will not run again this year"
description: "Usain Bolt has been ruled out of any competitions for the rest of the year because of a back problem. Bolt withdrew from competitions after a doctor warned him that a tightness in his lower back affecting his stride could lead to a calf or hamstring injury. The Jamaican sprinter's loss to Tyson Gay last week was his first in two years. Read more: The AP and the AFP ."
type: "NewsArticle"
publisher: "Daily Maverick"
site: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za"
section: "Sport"
author: "Andy Rice"
author_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/andyrice/"
canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-08-10-bolt-will-not-run-again-this-year/"
published: "2010-08-10T16:14:35"
updated: "2013-02-01T20:03:10"
lang: "en-ZA"
word_count: 1
---

# Bolt will not run again this year

> Usain Bolt has been ruled out of any competitions for the rest of the year because of a back problem. Bolt withdrew from competitions after a doctor warned him that a tightness in his lower back affecting his stride could lead to a calf or hamstring injury. The Jamaican sprinter's loss to Tyson Gay last week was his first in two years. Read more: The [AP](http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jIdA8QpPRD2wHhuBdTBdwbTCGmHQD9HGL8KG0) and the [AFP](http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g4BWXCh4-qidD60fk4VjUZuJkH1g).

By Andy Rice · Published 10 August 2010, 18:14 SAST · Updated 1 February 2013, 22:03 SAST

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