Hard blow for Team USA. Brand new world champion in the 100m, Fred Kerley suffers from a “minor quadriceps injuryand will not participate in the 4x100m relay at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, the US team said on Wednesday.
«Fred suffered a minor quadriceps injury during his 200m semi-final yesterday (Tuesday). He will not be able to run the 4x100m relay later in the week“, confirmed to AFP a representative of Team USA reporting comments from Kerley’s agent before the playoffs this Friday (the final will take place on Saturday).
After his elimination in the 200m semi-finals the day before, the 27-year-old American sprinter had only mentioned “cramp». «I felt a cramp, it happens, it’s part of the game. It’s just a cramp so it’s fine, it’ll be fine for the next race“, he had then reassured. Kerley led an American hat-trick most seen since 1991 on the world 100m podium on Saturday, winning in 9 sec 86 ahead of Marvin Bracy and Trayvon Bromell.