Olympic sprint king Usain Bolt returned to training on Thursday for the first time since he crashed his car in a ditch along a Jamaican highway on April 29.
The triple gold medallist from Beijing showed no ill-effects when he trained for the first time in more than a week. “He came out today just to feel himself out,” said Bolt’s coach Glen Mills. “He did some strides just to feel how his foot feels. He still has a slight discomfort, but nothing major.”
Bolt crashed his car in a ditch along a rain-slick road on April 29. He later had a procedure on his left foot to remove thorns that he stepped in as he exited the car. Bolt had the stitches removed on Tuesday.
Bolt is slated to race a 150m at the Manchester Street race on May 17, but Mills said, it’s still too early to say if Bolt will run. “Whether he runs next week, that’s still in the balance ... I am not in a position to decide on that yet. He will have to have some training first,” Mills said.
