“My mind still stays strong, I don’t want any vaccine, I’d rather miss the Olympics than take the vaccine, I am not taking it,” he was quoted as saying in a Jamaican newspaper, The Gleaner.
Browsing: Yohan Blake
Blake, the second-fastest in the field this season behind Akani Simbine of South Africa, edged Great Britain’s Adam Gemili
Yohan Blake, the 2011 World 100m champion, has pulled out of the IAAF World Relays scheduled for this weekend.
Blake had been widely tipped to top the podium on the Gold Coast, with many going as far as to proclaim him the heir-apparent to retired compatriot Usain Bolt as the king of sprint.
The Jamaican is chasing one of the 33 golds up for grabs on day four of the Gold Coast Games.
Bolt, 31, who retired from athletics after August’s World Championships in London, has been busy preparing for a tilt at football and has also worked with Australia’s cricketers to boost their running between the wickets.
The double Olympic gold medallist, seen as the natural heir to Usain Blake before injuries took their toll, missed the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Former world champion Yohan Blake claimed 100m victory at the World Challenge event in Zagreb in a time of 10.05…
The 11-time World Championships gold medallist finished second to American Christian Coleman in his semi-final, but he had to make do with third place and a bronze medal at the London Stadium.
The Men’s 100 meters heat saw all the big-hitters on the track, except Canada’s Andre De Grasse, who pulled out due to injury
“Bolt left a size 19 to fit, and it’s hard to fit. I am trying to squeeze my foot in, and I am somewhere close,” Blake said after his 9.96 seconds run to win the men’s 100m at the JN Racers Grand Prix on June 10
The sprint great has now won gold medals in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay at the last three Olympic Games, starting off in Beijing eight years ago and repeating the victories at London 2012