Sprinter Carmelita Jeter Won't Compete in Rio Olympics

Carmelita "The Jet" Jeter, a three-time Olympic medalist and second-fastest woman all time, will not compete in the Rio Summer Games, the sprinter said in an Instagram post Thursday.

In a video posted to her account, the Southern California-native said a leg injury will prevent her from attending the U.S. Olympic track and field trials in July.

"Unfortunately due to me re-aggravating my left quads, I will not be at 2016 Olympic trials," she said in a video addressing her fans. "You guys know that it's been a rough two years for me having two torn quads and a quads surgery. So, I just want to thank you so much, so much for being with me all these years, and the next chapter is going to be great."

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Jeter, 36, tore a quad in the U.S. Championships final June 26. She also suffered a right quad injury in May 2013 and went 10 months between races in 2013 and 2014, NBC Sports reported.

At the 2009 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix, Jeter became the second-fastest woman all time with a 10.64 in the 100-meter dash.

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The Gardena native told NBC4 in February she hoped to repeat her 2012 London Summer Olympics performance, where she won gold, silver and bronze medals.

"Don't you ever forget, I'm still the fastest woman alive," she told her fans in the Instagram post.