Gay says he shouldn’t have run the race

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More from Tyson Gay today, who suffered a mild strain in one of the muscles that make up the hamstrings.

‘Jon Drummond told me if I felt anything hurting, don’t run,’’ Gay told NBC today, referring to his coach. ‘Sometimes as an athlete, you think you are Superman. I should have made the call and not run.

‘I will be 100% for the 100 meters and 4-by-100 relay’ in Beijing, he said.

Gay pulled up and out of the 200 on Saturday and had to be carted off the track. The injury was initially said to be a cramp, but an MRI late Saturday found the strain.

-- Philip Hersh