Hamstring Injury And Keeping Opportunities To Appear In Vietnam 2022 Sea Games, Zohri Withdraws From Serbian World Championships

Then Muhammad Zohri. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Indonesian sprinter Lalu Muhammad Zohri withdrew from the semifinals of the men's 60m World Indoor Athletics Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday. The decision was made because of a hamstring injury he suffered.

Zohri qualified for the semifinals after finishing in third place in Heat 3 and was ninth in the overall heat with a time of 6.58 seconds.

In the semifinals, Zohri competed with world sprinters, such as Marvin Bracy and Christian Coleman from the US, as well as Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Lamont Marcell Jacobs from Italy.

However, Zohri was unable to continue his match in the semifinals in order to keep his injury from getting worse while at the same time maintaining his chances of appearing at the 2022 SEA Games Vietnam, according to an official statement from PASI quoted by Antara, Sunday, March 20.

Zohri is one of the athletes who is expected to be able to donate gold to Indonesia in the SEA Games which will be held on 12-23 May.

The 21-year-old runner is expected to compete in the men's 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay.

"The medical team is working with coaching to deal with this injury so that Zohri recovers soon. We know that Zohri has had this case several times.”