Injured record-holder Bolt selected for Rio

For a minute there, concern rose over the track and field community that Usain Bolt might not make it down to Rio after he missed the Olympic trials with a left hamstring injury. But fear not, the fastest man in history will be sprinting this August in Brazil. Bolt will be among the names that the Jamaica Olympic Association confirms on Monday will be heading to the games, according to the Jamaica Gleaner.

The world-record holder in the 100 (9.58 seconds) and 200 (19.19) meters qualified for the events due to the medical exemptions that the Jamaican team allows in the qualifying process despite not competing in the trials. This same leniency is not possible for an American track and field athlete; the top-three finishers in the United States trials qualify to represent the country at the Olympics, with the fourth-place finisher serving as a potential replacement.

Bolt will still need to prove his health at the July 22 London Anniversary Games to fully secure his presence in Rio this summer, but the sprinter previously said he would make it back to full strength so he could represent Jamaica.

Despite his absence at the trials, many within in the track community fully expected Bolt to be in Rio when the festivities got underway.

"Come on, man, he's Usain," Justin Gatlin, considered one of Bolt's biggest challengers, told the New York Times.

According to The Gleaner, Bolt has been in France receiving treatment from Dr. Hans-Wilhelm MullerWohlfahrt. In his absence from the trials, Yohan Blake and Nickel Ashmeade took the top two spots for Jamaica in the 100m and 200m.