In his first race after the Olympics – and his first race without the wristband – at the Van Damme Memorial meet in Brussels, Sánchez injured his leg and had to abandon the race halfway through.
U svojoj prvoj utrci nakon Olimpijskih igara - i prvoj u kojoj nije nosio manšetu - u Bruxellesu, Sánchez je ozlijedio nogu i morao odustati na polovici utrke.