Usain Bolt suffered a hamstring injury during the 4x100m relay at the 2017 World Championships. The injury occurred in the final in London on August 12, when Bolt was running the anchor leg for Jamaica. Just a few steps after receiving the baton, he pulled up in pain, fell to the track, and could not finish the race normally.
Bolt had already won the 100m bronze medal at those championships, but the relay was his final competitive race before retirement. Jamaica’s team included Omar McLeod, Julian Forte, Yohan Blake, and Bolt. The team did not finish after Bolt’s injury, while Great Britain won the gold medal on home soil.
The incident is sometimes confused with Bolt’s earlier injuries or with his 200m and 100m events. However, he completed both individual races in London; the hamstring injury happened specifically in the men’s 4x100m relay final. It marked a dramatic end to the career of the most successful sprinter in World Championships history.