Yohan Blake Pulls Out Of Rabat Diamond League Meet
Yohan Blake Pulls Out Of Rabat Diamond League Meet
After experiencing discomfort during a practice session on Friday, Yohan Blake has confirmed he will not contest the 100m tomorrow at the IAAF Diamond League meet in Rabat, Morocco.
After experiencing discomfort during a practice session on Friday, Yohan Blake has confirmed he will not contest the 100m tomorrow at the IAAF Diamond League meet in Rabat, Morocco.
"It is not an injury. I felt some discomfort in the groin area," Blake told Reuters. "With three weeks to go to the world championships, I am being cautious."
Blake was slated to face off against Thando Roto (South Africa), Ben Youssef Meite (Ivory Coast) and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake (Great Britain), who have all recorded sub-10 performances this year. Rabat would've been Blake's first meet since Jamaica's National Senior Championships on June 25, where he won both the 100m and 200m titles in 9.90 and 19.97 seconds, respectively. He currently ranks second in the world behind Christian Coleman in the 100m.
On Tuesday, the two-time Olympic gold medalist will receive a medical evaluation by Dr. Hans-Wilhelm Muller Wolphart in Munich.
"It is not an injury. I felt some discomfort in the groin area," Blake told Reuters. "With three weeks to go to the world championships, I am being cautious."
"I'm glad to be back here" @YohanBlake on his disappointment in pulling out of the #RabatDL through injury#DiamondLeague pic.twitter.com/UdMhNmedWH
— IAAF Diamond League (@Diamond_League) July 15, 2017
Blake was slated to face off against Thando Roto (South Africa), Ben Youssef Meite (Ivory Coast) and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake (Great Britain), who have all recorded sub-10 performances this year. Rabat would've been Blake's first meet since Jamaica's National Senior Championships on June 25, where he won both the 100m and 200m titles in 9.90 and 19.97 seconds, respectively. He currently ranks second in the world behind Christian Coleman in the 100m.
"It pushes me to go faster" - @YohanBlake praises @De6rasse for making the 100m exciting. #RabatDL#DiamondLeague pic.twitter.com/eNFHdvlNIM
— IAAF Diamond League (@Diamond_League) July 15, 2017
On Tuesday, the two-time Olympic gold medalist will receive a medical evaluation by Dr. Hans-Wilhelm Muller Wolphart in Munich.
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