The world of sports has a hoard full of stories of injuries and fallouts. However, there are almost an equal number of stories speaking about comebacks and resilience. A similar story belongs to an elite track and field athlete from Jamaica who is trying to make his fourth Olympics appearance.
Yohan Blake is a 33-year-old Jamaican track and field legend and a two-time world champion. The Jamaican had suffered a brutal injury back in 2014, which greatly affected his career. Recently, he made a shocking revelation that the injury still haunts him. Despite this, the two-time Olympic gold medalist is trying his hardest to make it to the Olympics in Paris
Yohan Blake is a 33-year-old Jamaican track and field legend and a two-time world champion. The Jamaican had suffered a brutal injury back in 2014, which greatly affected his career. Recently, he made a shocking revelation that the injury still haunts him. Despite this, the two-time Olympic gold medalist is trying his hardest to make it to the Olympics in Paris.
Jamaican track and field star unveils shocking truth about injury
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Yohan Blake has seen almost all aspects of an athletic career that one can experience. He has enjoyed limitless success, been overshadowed by a GOAT in his time, and also suffered a massive injury. With 9.69 seconds on the clock in 100m and 19.26 seconds in 200m, he is the second fastest man of all time. He was seen as the true heir of Usain Bolt’s legacy at one time. However, he met a massive hamstring injury in 2014 that nearly ended his career.
Track Spice recently tweeted a recently made statement of Yohan Blake that shocked the world. According to Blake, “I’m still running with aluminum in my leg, I’m trying.”
The Jamaican track and field phenom also mentioned hearing his hamstring pop in the cold weather of Glasgow in 2014. He said that he knows that most of his injuries occurred due to his own relentless pursuit
