Injured Gay plans to run in London GP

(CNN) -- Sprinter Tyson Gay will run in London on July 25, despite suffering a hamstring injury during the US Olympic Track and Field Trials on Saturday.

Gay collapsed on the track during the 200 meters quarterfinal in Eugene, Oregon, which ended his hopes of landing a sprint double at the Beijing Olympics next month.

An examination revealed that Gay had a mild strain in the semitendinosus muscle, one of the hamstrings, and he will slowly work his way back to a full-speed workout regimen ahead of the Games.

He will engage in "active rest" for 12 to 14 days, according to agent Mark Wetmore, with increased light physical activity over the next two weeks leading to a resumption of full training.

"Tyson's only confirmed pre-Olympic competition is the 100 meters at the London Grand Prix on July 25 and that is still on the schedule," Wetmore said.

US men's coach Bubba Thornton said:"He's making preparations for the call in Beijing and I'm very confident he's going to be in place when they say, 'On your marks,'"

Gay will be 26 on August 9, the day after the opening ceremonies in Beijing and six days before the opening round of the 100 meters.

His clash with Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell is expected to be one of the highlights of the Games.

Jamaica's Bolt set the world record of 9.72 on May 31 in New York, beating Gay and breaking the old mark of 9.74 held by compatriot Powell. Bolt plans to run the 100 and 200 in Beijing while Powell and Gay will only run the 100.

His collapse in the Trials has placed a question mark over the level of fitness he can regain for Beijing.

"Time is on his side," Thornton said. "He understands where he is at and what he needs to do. He has the respect of everyone. We're going to let time, and how things evolve in the next six weeks, say some things."

Gay, who is expected be in the American 4x100 relay, made sure of his place in the individual event in a wind-aided 9.68 seconds, the fastest 100 ever run under any conditions.

Jon Drummond, Gay's coach, said that every precaution was taken after the amazing 100 run

"All the things that we know to do, we did," Drummond said. "The reality is he ran 9.6 in the 100 and wind-aided or not, the body still produced that type of velocity. We don't really know what that type of running does to the body.

"We know now and we can go back and study the science after this meet. We've got to accept whatever right now. He seemed very positive. He didn't strike me as broken-hearted, but I'm sure there is disappointment."