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Asafa Powell back in training
Asafa Powell is back in training after a chest injury which put him on the sidelines for two weeks. Asafa Powell holds the world record for the mens 100 meters which he set last year. Fellow countryman Usain Bolt set the second fastest time just last week.
The two sprinters are expected to go […]
Usain Bolt runs second fastest 100 meters
Usain Bolt from Jamaica ran the second fastest 100 meters - 9.76 seconds at the Jamaica International Invitational.
The time was just 0.02 seconds off Asafa Powell’s record.
Powell is currently suffering from an injury but is expected to compete in the Beijing Olympics.
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Powell pulls out of Pen Relays
Asafa Powell has pulled out of the US versus the world, Pen Relays. Asafa Powell currently holds the world record for the 100 meter sprint and title of “fastest man in the world”.
It looks like we will have to wait until the Beijing Olympics to see the man in action.
100-metre record holder Asafa Powell has said that he expects to run against drug cheats at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
“I have a lot of suspicions but I keep them to myself,” Powell told Melbourne’s Sunday Herald Sun newspaper.
“It’s always going to be there, that dark cloud, because people are wondering who is really […]
Jamaica’s Veronica Campbell-Brown is looking for a double win at the Beijing Olympics in the 100 and 200 meter sprint. She won the 100 meters last year in Osaka at the World Championships.
“That would be something great, I know I’m expecting some really good results in Beijing,” she told Reuters in an interview last week […]
Jamaica getting tough on drugs
Jamaica is planning to strengthen its anti-doping legislation leading up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
“(The legislation) is a very comprehensive one and we hope to get it through (parliament) before the end of March,” government medical officer Dr. Herbert Elliott said Sunday in a statement.
Elliott said that an anti-doping unit will be set […]
Asafa Powell is considering the 200
Holder of the 100 meter world record, Asafa Powell is considering competing in the 200 meters at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, despite not liking the event.
“I’m still not sure about it,” Powell said yesterday. “I really don’t like the 200 but maybe I will do a couple more next season just to get stronger for […]