De Grasse to miss worlds due to injury
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ANDRE De Grasse won’t get a chance to spoil Usain Bolt’s international finale at the world championships, with a hamstring injury forcing the 22-year-old Canadian to pull out of the meet.
Athletics Canada issued a statement late on Wednesday saying the 22-year-old De Grasse hurt his hamstring in training on Monday and made the decision to pull out of the championships after a second medical examination.
“The entire year this 100-meter race in London was my focus,” De Grasse said in the statement. “I am really in the best shape of my life and was looking forward to competing against the best in the world.
“To not have this opportunity is unimaginable to me but it is the reality I am faced with. I am sad to miss this chance but I am young and will be back and better than ever in the near future.”
De Grasse was a leading contender in the 100 and 200 events at the worlds, which start today in London. At the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, De Grasse won bronze in the 100 and — after pushing Bolt all the way in the semifinals — took silver in the 200.
De Grasse made Bolt work harder than expected in the Rio 200 semifinals, his favored event. After pulling away — much later than expected— Bolt stared down De Grasse and good-naturedly shook his finger at the youngster for pushing him so hard.
At the worlds this week, De Grasse wanted to go one better and beat Bolt in the 100 in the Jamaican great’s last major race before retirement.
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