Rizolicious
09-09-2007, 18:57
Asafa Powell now stands alone as the fastest man on the planet over 100 metres after breaking the world record on Sunday.
The Commonwealth champion had previously shared the title with Olympic champion Justin Gatlin, at 9.77 seconds.
But Powell then raced home in just 9.74 seconds in his heat at the Rieti Grand Prix in Italy at the weekend to go someway to making up for his disappointing World Championship performance in Osaka.
The Jamaican finished third behind Tyson Gay and Derrick Atkins in the final, but he now holds the world's most prestigious athletics record outright.
basically, he bottles it in world championships, but at leauge races, he is the man.
The Commonwealth champion had previously shared the title with Olympic champion Justin Gatlin, at 9.77 seconds.
But Powell then raced home in just 9.74 seconds in his heat at the Rieti Grand Prix in Italy at the weekend to go someway to making up for his disappointing World Championship performance in Osaka.
The Jamaican finished third behind Tyson Gay and Derrick Atkins in the final, but he now holds the world's most prestigious athletics record outright.
basically, he bottles it in world championships, but at leauge races, he is the man.