By Gerardo Romero
Jun 10, 2024, 3:39 PM EDT
The legendary Jamaican athlete and multiple Olympic Games champion, Usain Bolt, suffered a serious injury that will keep him away from sporting action for a few months after being forced to abandon a charity match in favor of Unicef held this Sunday at the stadium. Londoner from Stamford Bridge; According to information revealed by the British media, the runner and later soccer player suffered a rupture in the Achilles tendon in his right leg.
The information was made known by Usain Bolt himself through a publication shared on his social network account which demonstrated the severity of the injury he suffered.
“Achilles broken, but we are warriors,” wrote the former runner and world record holder in the 100 meter freestyle, 200 meter freestyle and the 4×100 meter freestyle to be considered one of the great promoters of modern athletics thanks to his physical abilities and great attitude to win the hearts of the fans.
Bolt was playing for the Unicef team against a team of former English football glories in order to support the young people supported by the organization; Despite that, he ended up being injured while trying to avoid Jermain Defoe’s hospitalization.
Let us remember that the legendary runner and considered the fastest man in the world after achieving marks of 9.58 in the 100 and 19.19 in the 200, retired from his sport in 2022 and since then he has worked with various football organizations to determine which was another of his great loves from a very young age.
After the injury was recorded on the field of play, Usain Bolt was quickly operated on by the doctors present and was taken off on a stretcher as he could not support his leg.
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