Carmelita Jeter hasn’t raced in nearly one year. The second-fastest woman in history jokes that you will probably see her at the U.S. Championships in Sacramento later this month.
“But you will not see me competing,” said Jeter, a 37-year-old who lives in the Los Angeles area.
Jeter, the 2011 World 100m champion and triple 2012 Olympic medalist, was slowed significantly by torn quads from 2013 through 2016. That forced her to withdraw ahead of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials.
The only U.S. man or woman to win a major 100m title since 2007 has not competed since.