( CNN ) -- American sprinter Tyson Gay will miss the remainder of the athletics season after undergoing surgery on a hip problem . Gay , 28 , will now miss the world championships in Daegu , South Korea , which are set to get under way on August 27 . The former 100 and 200 meters world champion had an arthroscopic procedure on Tuesday and will now focus on preparing for the 2012 season and the Olympic Games in London . `` Dr. Marc Philippon from the Steadman Philippon Research Institute in Colorado in the USA , performed an arthroscopic procedure to address an impingement in Tyson 's right hip and to correct a labral tear that has been bothering him for some time , '' read a statement from Gay 's manager on the IAAF web site . `` Dr. Philippon and his team will oversee Tyson 's rehabilitation and believes Tyson will resume his normal base training in the fall as he prepares for 2012 . '' Gay -- who recorded the fastest 100m time this year when he ran 9.79 seconds in Florida in June -- was expected to be one of the main challengers to Jamaica 's reigning world and Olympic champion over 100 and 200 meters Usain Bolt . Kentucky-born Gay was forced to withdraw from the semifinals of the U.S. trials after recording a time of 10.01 secs in his heat . The U.S. national record holder has also set the second and third fastest times ever over 100m , behind Bolt 's world record of 9.58 secs . The championships in South Korea will run until September 4 .
American sprinter Tyson Gay has been ruled out for the rest of the athletics season . Tyson Gay , 2012 , has undergone hip surgery and will now focus on preparations for 28 . The former world champion had set the fastest 100 and 200 meters time 28 .