Xavier Carter pulled up and fell during the 200 meter semis at the US Track and Field Championships. He was running 4th or 5th when he grabbed his right hamstring and then stumbled. Apparently he has had a problem with his left knee recently, but grabbed his hamstring in this race. This cost him at least a chance to run in any individual events in Osaka.
Just saw this. Here is the article. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070624/ap_on_sp_ot/run_us_track_7;_ylt=ApvcRSb__wLX6oJKMomsLS8E1vAI May have popped a tendon in his leg. Not good news. Xman down
Looks like the injury is not as severe as originally thought. Good luck to the X-man on a speedy recovery.
I happened to be watching the race on TV and I commented as they lined up - "This just does not look safe." Sure enough, the X-Man bites it a few seconds later. Horrible sprinting conditions. Someone should have pulled the plug on that race.
And to add insult to injury, Tyson Gay ended up beating the X-man's 200 record time of 19.63 by .01 seconds.
