By Kayon Raynor
Disappointed by the premature end of his season to to surgery on his hamstring, 2011 world 100m champion Yohan Blake has vowed to “fight”.
Blake broke his silence via Facebook Tuesday night. “I am down but just a little. I’m still going to fight even harder for everyone who continues to support me,” he said in a message to his fans.
“I feel I owe it to the sport and the fans. Thanks for all the good wishes. It really means a lot,” added the Olympic 100m and 200m silver medallist .
Earlier, coach Mills had told RJR Sports that the double Olympic sprint silver medallist’s season had come to an abrupt end, after he underwent surgery on his injured hamstring in Germany in the last two days.
“Right now he’s on crutches, he had to do an operation a couple days day ago,” Mills disclosed.
“The injury was quite severe and the original prognosis was misdiagnosed and he went Germany and when they had a good look, they realized that it was more serious and required surgery, so he’ll be out for quite a long time,” Mills told Reuters.
Blake, 24, sustained the injury in the 100m at the Sainsbury’s Glasgow Grand Prix on July 11.
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Injured Blake vows to fight on
