Sprinter Christian Coleman slow to recover from hamstring injury

World 100-metre silver medallist Christian Coleman will delay his return to competition until mid-July as he recovers from a hamstring injury, his manager said.

"He will run his first race in Rabat," Emanuel Hudson said in a text message to Reuters.

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The Moroccan Diamond League meeting is scheduled for July 13 with the men's 100 the major men's sprint event.

Hudson said Coleman, who has not raced since late May, also has withdrawn from announced races in Paris and Lausanne.

He had been scheduled to face Frenchman Jimmy Vicaut in a June 30 race in France and battle fellow Americans Noah Lyles and Michael Norman in an elite 200 in Switzerland on July 5.

Coleman, the world indoor record holder in the 60, is back training but will not run in the U.S. championships this week in Des Moines, Iowa.

Diamond League on CBC Sports

CBC Sports is providing live streaming coverage of all 14 Diamond League meets this season at CBCSports.ca and via the CBC Sports app for iOS and Android devices. TV coverage will be featured as part of the network's Road To The Olympic Games weekend broadcasts throughout the season.

The following is a list of upcoming Diamond League meets:

• Paris (June 30, 2 p.m. ET)
• Lausanne (July 5, 2 p.m. ET)
• Rabat (July 13, 1 p.m. ET)
• Monaco (July 20, 2 p.m. ET)
• London (July 21-22, 10 a.m. ET, 9 a.m.)
• Birmingham (Aug. 18, 3 p.m. ET)
• Zurich (Aug. 30, 2 p.m. ET)
• Brussels (Aug. 31, 2 p.m. ET)