Injury troubles Gay despite win in London

IN THE FAST LANE: Tyson Gay, right, runs ahead of Wallace Spearmon en route to winning the men’s 200 meters on Saturday at the London Grand Prix. Gay overtook Spearman on the bend and won in 20.00 seconds. Both ran at the University of Arkansas.

LONDON – Tyson Gay didn’t look like a man preparing to end Usain Bolt’s sprinting supremacy at the world championships next month.

Limping and lethargic, the former University of Arkansas sprinter won the 200-meter race at the London Grand Prix in 20.00 seconds on Saturday. He then needed painkillers to deal with a groin injury and went straight from the track to a treatment room at the Crystal Palace.

Making the worlds in Berlin will be quite a challenge for Gay. The 26-year-old American remains confident, though, that he can defend his 100 and 200 world titles against...

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July, 2009