He ruptured his Achilles tendon and had to be carried out on a stretcher.

Mala pata para Usain Bolt. The Jamaican, owner of the world records for the 100 and 200 meters with marks that can hardly be surpassed, ruptured his right Achilles tendon this Sunday while playing a charity soccer match at the London Stadium. Stamford Bridge.

The winner of eight Olympic gold medals participated in Soccer Aidan event organized by Unicef which featured a large number of celebrities. It was a duel that combined English football glories and celebrities, among whom was the sprinter. One of the teams was led by Mauricio Pochettino.

Bolt, who more than once tried to prove himself as a professional footballer, wanted to cut off a play that was leading Jermain Defoe when he fell lying on the grass while holding his right leg in great pain. He was immediately treated by doctors and had to be taken away on a stretcher while the public applauded him.

Bolt, 37 years old and already retired from high performance, reported the mishap through his social networks, in which he appears in a photo in the locker room of the stadium. Chelsea with the right leg immobilized with two crutches, and with the message “Achilles broken, but we are warriors“.

The fastest man in the world announced his retirement from athletics in 2017 and decided to try his luck with football (he even played for Australia’s Central Coast Mariners in 2018). Before his injury, he was able to demonstrate his technical ability with an assist to Alessandro Del Pierowho scored one of the goals of the night.

Bolt’s team, the World , Roman Kemp, Kaylyn Kyle, Lee Mack, Jason Manford, John Obi Mikel and Emmett J Scanlan.

The match ended 6-3 with the victory of the team consisting of Jill Scott, Steven Bartlett, Bobby Brazier, Stuart Broad, Alex Brooker, Gary Cahill, Karen Carney, Joe Cole, Jermain Defoe, Erin Doherty, Danny Dyer, Mo Farah, Tom Grennan, Eddie Hearn, David James, Paddy McGuinness, Miniminter, Samantha Quek, Sam Thompson, Theo Walcott, Ellen White, and Jack Wilshere, who was trained by Frank Lampard.