Gay comes up short in 200m at Olympic trials

Tyson Gay’s dreams of competing for a 100 meters and 200m double in Beijing ended dramatically today when he fell during his 200m quarter-final at the US Olympic Team Track & Field Trials.

Tyson Gay’s dreams of competing for a 100 metres and 200m double in Beijing ended dramatically today when he fell during his 200m quarter-final at the US Olympic Team Track & Field Trials.

Gay, the reigning 100m and 200m world champion, appeared to trip just 40 meters into the opening heat of the men’s 200m quarters at Hayward Field.

He landed heavily on the track and stayed down as the race continued before being helped off the track on a stretcher wheeled by medical staff.