Jamaican Usain Bolt, eight-time Olympic champion, injured his right leg on Sunday June 9 during a match for the benefit of Unicef.
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Usain Bolt during an exhibition match in 2023. | PHOTO: AFP / CHRIS ARJOON
The diagnosis did not take long: rupture of the Achilles tendon for Usain Bolt. Retired since 2017, the eight-time Olympic champion was injured on Sunday June 9 during a charity football tournament in London to raise funds for Unicef. During the game, the 37-year-old Jamaican was stopped in his tracks before being evacuated on a stretcher.
“It is done, but I am a warrior”commented the world record holder for the 100 m (9”58) and 200 m (19”19) on X (ex-Twitter).
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Usain Bolt, a lover of football and athletics, attempted a career change by doing trials (without a contract) for Borussia Dortmund or the Central Coast Marines (Australia).
