Usain Bolt To Miss Rest Of Year With Back Injury

On Friday, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt finished second to Tyson Gay in the 100-meter final in Sweden. It was a substantial upset for the consensus greatest sprinter of our era, given that he was two years removed from his previous loss, and on Tuesday, we learn that a back injury will keep Bolt out of competition for the remainder of 2010. From Reuters:

Bolt’s camp isn’t explicitly claiming that the injury contributed to his loss in Stockholm, and while it likely played a factor, this appears to be more of a cautionary move to preserve the health of his legs.