Bolt delivers injury details

LONDON — Usain Bolt on Thursday delivered a rebuke to critics who questioned whether he really sustained an injury in his farewell race at last week’s World Athletics Championships by revealing details of his hamstring tear.

The Jamaican sprinter, stung by speculation that he pulled up in the anchor leg of the 4x100m relay final in London last Saturday because he was too far behind to win, said the injury will require three months of rehabilitation.

The eight-time Olympic gold medalist was also adamant in social media posts that he never cheated his fans.

“Sadly, I have a tear of the proximal myotendineous junction of biceps femoris in my left hamstring with partial retraction. Three months rehab,” the 30-year-old said on Twitter.

“I don’t usually release my medical report to the public but sadly I have sat and listened to people questioning if I was really injured.

“I have never been one to cheat my fans in any way and my entire desire at the championships was to run one last time for my fans.

“Thanks for the continued support my fans as I rest, heal and move onto the next chapter of my life #Love&LoveAlone.”

The posts on Twitter were removed shortly after they had been posted. No explanation was given.

Bolt trailed the two leaders by three meters as he took on the last leg of the relay, which was won by Britain, only to pull up sharply and fall to the track, coming to a halt after a forward roll.

He speculated the following day that the injury, which ended a wretched final championships for him after he only managed to win bronze in the individual 100 meters the previous weekend, might have been caused by having a long wait before the race.

Bolt, who won 19 global championship golds, is widely considered the finest sprinter in history.