Boldon aiming for Mexico return

Trinidad and Tobago’s world sprint star Ato Boldon is aiming to return to competition at the Mexico IAAF Grand Prix after an injury scare last weekend.

Boldon, the 1997 World 200-metre champion, suffered a thigh injury during the 100 metres at the Mount SAC Relays last weekend, and has set his sights on the May 3 Mexico meet for his return. Boldon suffered a slight muscle tear while leading the field in the Mt SAC Relays men’s invitational 100 metres dash in Walnut. “I actually had a good start and was leading at 30 metres, but I cramped a number of times. I’ve been getting a lot of right-side injuries, a result of that head-on collision last year,” he said, referring to a car accident here last year.

The quadruple Olympic medallist will miss his next scheduled meet, in Martinique on Saturday. “Martinique’s definitely out, but it’s not a major injury. I’ll be out for about a week and a half, so Mexico’s a possibility,” Boldon said.