The fastest man in the world might not get a chance to defend his name thanks to a torn hamstring. Usain Bolt suffered the injury yesterday, during the Jamaican Olympic trials. Bolt won his 100-meter semifinal heat with a time of 10.04 seconds. He complained of a tight hamstring after his preliminary race on Thursday, and the pain resurfaced after his semifinal run.

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Bolt had told Jamaican newspaper “The Gleaner” that he was upset that runners were brought onto the track early, which forced him to run “cold”. In his mind his body wasn’t ready for the run but he was given no choice. He gave a more detailed statement in a tweet, which you can read in the gallery.

Despite missing the trials, Bolt could still compete in Rio. The Jamaica Athletic Administrative Association selection policy allows for medical exemptions, so long as athletes can prove the injury prevented them from competing at the trials.

Seeing as he is the country’s biggest sports figure, you would assume his medical exemption would be approved with no problem. The problem could be his hamstring itself. That muscle takes a while to heal properly and any type of practice runs could hurt more than help. He needs time to heal and at the moment, time is not on his side.

Bolt, dubbed “the world’s fastest man,” is hoping to head to Rio with the opportunity to earn gold in all three of his events — the 100 and 200 meters and 400 relay — for the third consecutive Olympics.