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 the 100 and if I’m healthy and in good shape to run the 200 I’ll double at the Olympics.”

“I’ve only run a couple of 200s this year,” said the 24-year-old. “It hurts after running the 200 and I really don’t like that feeling. I always want to run the 100. I wanted to run the 100 here but only the 200 was available so I had to run that.”

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