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Gay out until 2012 after successful surgery

ESPN staff
July 8, 2011
Tyson Gay will hope to return fully fit for a tilt at the Olympics © Getty Images
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American sprinter Tyson Gay will miss the rest of the 2011 season after undergoing successful surgery on a hip injury.

Having already been ruled out of the World Championships later in the year when the problem with his right hip forced him to withdraw from the semi-finals of the US 100 metre trials, Gay will now miss the rest of the season as he looks to recover from the operation.

Surgeon Dr Marc Philippon, who operated on Gay, confirmed the procedure was completed without any unforeseen consequences, and the sprinter should be able to resume training in around two months.

"The procedure, which addressed an impingement in his hip, went just as expected - with no surprises or complications," Dr Philippon said. "Tyson is already doing range-of-motion, active rehabilitation and I expect him to resume normal training after six-to-nine weeks."

Gay, who turns 29 at the start of August, will now turn his attention towards the 2012 Olympics in London - where fans will hopefully finally see the long-awaited showdown between him and Jamaican world record holder Usain Bolt.

"The doctor was pleased with the outcome and believes Tyson will resume his normal base training in the [autumn] as he prepares for 2012," Gay's agent, Mark Wetmore, added.

Gay has picked up some mixed results so far this year, although he did lay down a marker to his rivals with a time of 9.79 seconds at a low-key event in Florida at the beginning of June.

However, Bolt's compatriot Asafa Powell is the world's fastest man this year, having won in Lausanne late last month in an impressive time of 9.78s.

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