Asafa Powell News

RIETI, Italy (AP) _ Now that sprinter Asafa Powell has lowered his 100-metre world record, he wants the one big prize missing from his collection _ an Olympic gold medal. ``Next year my only goal is the Olympics,'' the Jamaican said Monday, a day after improving his time by three-hundredths of a second to 9.74 at the Rieti Grand Prix. ``I plan to race many more times before the Olympics than I did this year.'' Powell has ...

Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell and American 400-metre runner Sanya Richards are on the shortlist for the IAAF's world athlete of the year awards. Powell, who has twice equalled his world record of 9.77 seconds in the 100 metres this year, was on the men's list announced Wednesday by the International Association of Athletics Federations along with Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang of China and Lithuanian discus thrower Virgilijus Alekna. Joining Richards ...

American Tyson Gay won the 100 metres in 9.88 seconds and Sanya Richards broke the 22-year-old American 400-metre record at the World Cup on Saturday. Taking advantage of the absence of the world record co-holder Asafa Powell, who chose to run only in the relay, Gay ran close to his personal best of 9.85. The world record is 9.77. Three Canadians competed with Nathan Brannen of Cambridge, Ont., finishing sixth in the men's 1,500 metres, Lethbridge, Alta.'s ...

Asafa Powell withdrew from the 100 metres at this weekend's World Cup in Greece so he can race in Japan next week. Powell set his 100 world record of 9.77 seconds the last time he sprinted in Athens in 2005, but his manager, Paul Doyle, said he will run only in a relay in Athens this week. ``Coach Stephen Francis made the decision about two months ago to pull Powell ...

Asafa Powell wants to break his 100-metre world record. He thinks Tyson Gay can help him do it. ``He can push me a lot more,'' the Jamaican sprinter said Friday on the eve of the two-day World Athletics Final in Stuttgart. Powell is unbeaten this year in the 100, and puts the streak on the line Saturday in a field that includes top American runner Gay. ``He's finishing very strongly and if I get careless he'll ...

Asafa Powell led from start to finish to win the 100 metres in 9.86 seconds and join two other athletes in earning big paydays at the ISTAF meet Sunday. Jeremy Wariner and Sanya Richards also earned just under $250,000 US each by winning their events. Wariner, the world and Olympic champion, completed a sweep of six wins in six Golden League races, taking the 400 metres in 44.26 seconds. Richards ...

Asafa Powell is looking for a big pay day. Entering Sunday's ISTAF meet, he is among four athletes in contention for a share of the $1 million US bonus at the final Golden League meet of the year. The prize is shared among event winners in all six Golden League meets. Powell, who owns the 100-metre world record of 9.77 seconds, is looking to finish under 10 seconds. Running in cold and wet conditions in Poland on ...

Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell warmed up for the final Golden League meet of the season by winning the 100 metres in 10.02 seconds at a low-key Polish event on Wednesday. Powell, who shares the world record of 9.77 with Justin Gatlin, ran in chilly rain and windy conditions at the Pedro's Cup. It was one of the few times he failed to break 10 seconds this year. Another Jamaican, Michael Frater, was second in 10.25. American Shawn ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) _ World sprint record-holder Asafa Powell will warm up for the final Golden League meet at Wednesday's Pedro's Cup in Poland, his agent said. He will compete against a largely Polish field and training partner Michael Frater, his agent Paul Doyle said Tuesday. The race is in preparation for Sunday's ISTAF meet in Berlin and a chance at a $1 million US bonus, which will be shared ...

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) _ Asafa Powell recovered from one of the worst starts in his career to win the 100 metres in 9.99 seconds at the Van Damme Memorial on Friday, while Perdita Felicien stumbled to a sixth-place finish in the 100 hurdles. Felicien, of Pickering, Ont., crossed the line in 12.78 seconds, well back of race winner Michelle Perry of the U.S. (12.55). Brigitte Foster-Hylton of Jamaica was second ...

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) _ Asafa Powell is alone again as the world's fastest man. Justin Gatlin, who recently failed a doping test, will forfeit his share of the 100-metre world record. The American had equalled Powell's mark of 9.77 seconds in May, but ever since the scandal broke a month ago, Powell was convinced the tie would be broken. ``I said I would get it back ...