Usain Bolt falls to the track injured in final career race

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After 16 years of competing on the international stage, fans of athletics will likely never see Usain Bolt run another competitive track race.

The Jamaican star and eight-time Olympic champion competed as part of his country’s 4x100m relay team at the London 2017 IAAF World Championships. Bolt, anchoring the team, pulled up and fell to the ground in agony as there was no heartwarming ending to his athletics career. He was clutching his leg on the ground. The Canadian Press writer Lori Ewing reports that Bolt was able to walk off the track under his own power.

The injury was later reported to be a hamstring cramp.

Bolt walked off the track, doesn't look too serious. Man, these worlds have been full of some crazy upsets. #London2017

— Lori Ewing (@Ewingsports) August 12, 2017

Jamaica team doctor on Usain Bolt's injury: "It's cramp in his left hamstring but a lot of pain is from disappointment from losing the race"

— AW (@AthleticsWeekly) August 12, 2017

He finishes the 2017 IAAF World Championships with a bronze medal in the men’s 100m, his final-ever individual track race.

Great Britain won the men’s 4x100m relay in a fantastic race for the home team, winning in front of a packed crowd at the London Olympic Stadium. The gold-medal-winning time was 37.47 as the United States finished second and Japan finished third. Canada, without the likes of Andre De Grasse, finished sixth overall in 38.59.

All eyes in the stadium are on Usain Bolt as his teammates help him uphttps://t.co/qckJ2jk42M pic.twitter.com/lFPMAV6O76

— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) August 12, 2017

Jamaica does not finish the men's 4x100m relay as Usain Bolt pulls up with an injury
Details: https://t.co/aVngpMFnMJ pic.twitter.com/1hRChT2NCI

— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) August 12, 2017

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The 30-year-old Bolt first competed at the international level at the 2001 IAAF World Youth Championships in Hungary. Over his career, Bolt has amassed multiple world records, including 9.58 in the 100m, 19.19 in the 200m and a partial owner of the 4x100m relay record of 36.84.

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Usain Bolt falls to the track injured in final career race #London2017 #IAAFWorlds https://t.co/6tCf2UacnQ pic.twitter.com/UXG12XXs48

— Canadian Running (@CanadianRunning) August 12, 2017

Results

1	GREAT BRITAIN & N.I.	GBR	37.47 WL	0.124
2	UNITED STATES	USA	37.52 SB	0.155
3	JAPAN	JPN	38.04 SB	0.173
4	PR OF CHINA	CHN	38.34	0.151
5	FRANCE	FRA	38.48	0.151
6	CANADA	CAN	38.59	0.156
7	TURKEY	TUR	38.73	0.151
	JAMAICA	JAM	DNF	0.149