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Expect Usain Bolt to be in Rio, USA's Trayvon Bromell says

EUGENE, Ore. — In the wake of Usain Bolt’s hamstring injury, one that forced the six-time gold medalist to withdraw from his country’s Olympic qualifying trials, one American sprinter who shares an agent with the Jamaican star believes Bolt will recover in time for the Rio Games.

“He’ll be back,” said Trayvon Bromell, one of several high-profile track athletes represented by London-based PACE Sports Management. “I know he’ll bounce back. I feel like if he gets well he’ll be there.”

Bolt removed himself from the 100-meter final at Saturday’s Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association Senior Trials after posting a 10.