Jamaica's Bolt signals injury return with sprint win
Lausanne (Switzerland), July 9: World record sprinter Usain Bolt returned from an achilles tendon injury with a clear win over seven rivals at the Diamond League meet here Thursday.
The Jamaican outran his 100 metres opponents comfortably, racing across the finish line in a time of 9.82 seconds.
Asked if he felt any pain during the run, Bolt replied: "Slightly."
But he quickly added that he "would not say it was painful, but that it takes time to heal."
Overall, the world champion who matched the best time this season assessed: "I was feeling extremely nice and good."
"It's getting better and the weather was warm so it was good," added the Olympic star, who won the loudest cheers at the stadium.
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