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LONDON, England (AP) -- Sprinter Tyson Gay has withdrawn from the London Grand Prix, insisting the hamstring he injured at the U.S. Olympic trials will not rule him out of next month's Beijing Olympic Games.
Gay is still being troubled by the hamstring injury which he sustained during the U.S. Olympic trials.
Gay was due to race against Jamaica's former world record-holder Asafa Powell in the 100 meters on Friday but said he was not taking any risks on the left leg.
"I was really looking forward to getting back on the track again, and training is going well," said Gay, who is having treatment in Germany.
"I held out hope to run London, but progress has been steady and with the first round of the Olympic 100 meters just three weeks away, I don't want to risk doing anything to set things back."
Doctors assessed Monday's MRI, which showed a mild strain in the semi tendinosus muscle, and said it was healing well.
"The decision does not affect Gay's plans for Beijing, by which time he is expected to be fully recovered," said Gay's agent Mark Wetmore.
Gay had already qualified for the 100 when he sprained a muscle in the back of his left leg in the 200 at the trials, a tumble that forced him to be carted off the track and ended his chances of winning two individual gold medals in Beijing.
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