BOLT SHUTS UP HIS CRITICS WITH PROOF OF INJURY
USAIN BOLT has posted medical proof to silence doubters who questioned whether he was genuinely injured during last Saturday’s 4x100m relay final in London. The 30-year-old sprint legend pulled up during the anchor leg as Jamaica were bidding for gold at the IAAF World Championships, in his last race before retirement. Bolt spent two of the next three nights partying in the British capital, causing some to suggest he may have exaggerated the injury to excuse his rare failure. But Bolt took to Twitter yesterday and shared an image of a medical scan showing a seriously torn hamstring. He posted it alongside the words: ‘Sadly I have tear of the proximal myotendinous junction of biceps femoris in my left hamstring with partial retraction. Three months’ rehab’. Eight-time Olympic champion Bolt added: ‘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 championship was to run one last time for my fans. ‘Thanks for the continued support my fans and I rest, heal and move onto the next chapter of my life’. Bolt’s three-month lay-off rules him out of Manchester United’s charity match against Barcelona next month. He had been due to play alongside the likes of Andy Cole, Edwin van der Sar and Paul Scholes at Old Trafford in September 2. Bolt makes no secret of his love for the Red Devils and has been spotted at Old Trafford many times since his first visit in 2009. He took his role as a United fan to a new level in December last year when he called into an MUFC phone-in show to praise Jose Mourinho’s men. The Manchester United Foundation made an impressive £1.8million from the last two ‘legends’ games — against Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.