“Bolt is still the favourite to win at the World Championship this August. But he has to stay healthy. That is the key. It is still early days, may be a month from now things will get clearer,” Johnson said
Browsing: Usain Bolt
It will be Bolt’s second big race of the summer
The 28-year-old has claimed back-to-back Olympic gold medals in the 100m and 200m as well as the 4x100m relay team with Jamaica
The news comes as a huge boon for organisers after Bolt was forced to pull out of last year’s meet due to a foot injury
The 20-year-old Gemili finished in 10.10 seconds but it wasn’t enough as Bailey-Cole staged a dramatic comeback in the final 30m to take victory in a season’s best of 10 seconds flat
He won the 100m, 200m and 4x100m-meter relay at the world championships in Moscow last month
Jamaica’s Fraser-Pryce and Bolt were winners at the annual RJR National Sportsman and Sportswoman Awards ceremony earlier this year
The Jamaican stormed to glory in 19.66 seconds, six days after taking the 100m title
Fresh from a well-deserved silver medal, Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare is also looking at setting her own record by becoming the first Nigerian to win multiple medals in one championship
World record holder and Olympic champion, Bolt, was disqualified from the 2011 final won by compatriot, Yohan Blake, after he false-started
World record holder and Olympic champion, Bolt, was disqualified from the 2011 final won by compatriot, Yohan Blake, after he false-started
Jamaican Bolt infamously false-started and was disqualified from the 2011 world final two years ago in Daegu, South Korea, a race won by compatriot and training partner, Yohan Blake
The well anticipated clash between Bolt and Great Britain’s No. 1, James Dasaolu, was supposed to be one of the highlights of the first day, but the latter was forced to pull out just before race time because of a hip flexor problem
Bolt was due to play a part in United’s pre-season friendly with Real Madrid, after Ferdinand convinced Sir Alex Ferguson to give the Olympic 100 metres and 200 metres gold medalist a run-out