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Powell's 2nd Fastest 100m

Asafa Powell ran the 2nd fastest 100m in history while Usain Bolt clocked 19.63 secs in his 200m race at the Athletissima Grand Prix on Tuesday.

Powell clocked 9.72 seconds to equal the old world record set by compatriot Usain Bolt in New York last May.

Bolt, who ran 30 minutes after Powell, won the 200m in Lausanne in a time of 19.63, set the 100m world record of 9.69 in Beijing last month.

The 25-year-old Powell, who held the world record between June 2005 and May 2008 with times of 9.77 and 9.74 seconds, finished fifth in Beijing.

Bolt

On Monday, Powell said Bolt's thrilling run at the Olympics has inspired him to target a time of 9.59.

"Two years ago I said to myself I could go 9.65 or faster but based on how Usain is running it's my aim now to go below 9.6," said Powell.

"Usain can obviously run very fast but I'm not going to put him out of my reach."

The 21-year-old Bolt stunned the sporting world two weeks ago when he knocked 0.05 seconds off Powell's previous mark despite easing up to celebrate before he crossed the line.

"I'd say in the Olympic 100m it looked like Usain could have run 9.63, 9.65 maybe," said Powell.

"I was shocked to see what he did in the race, it was ridiculous.

"I can't imagine the times he's capable of running at the moment. He's the man to beat right now but before it was me and if I can break another world record then I'll be the one back in the spotlight."

Powell, who also finished fifth at the 2004 Athens Olympics despite going into the Games as favourite, said he had not written off his hopes of winning an individual gold.

"The 2012 London Games will be my last opportunity and Beijing was certainly my best chance but you never give up," he said.

"I've got no idea why I'm always winning on the circuit but then finishing fifth at the Olympics. Maybe if it was just a one-off race without the qualifying rounds I would have done better.

"Who knows? Maybe I'm not the guy for those big championships but just the guy to compete in the Grand Prix and Golden League meetings. It's just unfortunate."

Source: BBC Sports

RACE RESULTS - Tuesday September 2, 2008

Men

100_ 1, Asafa Powell, Jamaica, 9.72. 2, Walter Dix, United States, 9.92. 3, Nesta Carter, Jamaica, 9.98. 4, Michael Frater, Jamaica, 10.04. 5, Marc Burns, Trinidad & Tobago, 10.06. 6, Kim Collins, St Kitts & Nevis, 10.19.

200_ 1, Usain Bolt, Jamaica, 19.63. 2, Churandy Martina, Netherlands Antilles, 20.24. 3, Wallace Spearmon, United States, 20.54. 4, Brian Dzingai, Zimbabwe, 20.62. 5, Paul Hession, Ireland, 20.65. 6, Marco Cribari, Switzerland, 21.03.

400_ 1, LaShawn Merritt, United States, 43.98. 2, Angelo Taylor, United States, 44.38. 3, Gary Kikaya, Congo, 45.01. 4, David Neville, United States, 45.54. 5, Sanjay Ayre, Jamaica, 45.65. 6, Ato Stephens, Trinidad & Tobago, 45.74.

800_ 1, Asbel Kiprop, Kenya, 1:44.71. 2, Alfred Kirwa Yego, Kenya, 1:44.77. 3, Abraham Chepkirwok, Uganda, 1:45.00. 4, Wilfred Bungei, Kenya, 1:45.31. 5, Najim Manseur, Algeria, 1:45.48. 6, Marcin Lewandowski, Poland, 1:45.84.

1,500_ 1, Yusuf Saad Kamel, Bahrain, 3:32.83. 2, Daniel Kipchirchir Komen, Kenya, 3:33.03. 3, Haron Keitany, Kenya, 3:33.62. 4, Gideon Gathimba, Kenya, 3:34.01. 5, Belal Mansoor Ali, Bahrain, 3:35.20. 6, Nicholas Kemboi, Kenya, 3:35.94.

110 Hurdles_ 1, David Oliver, United States, 13.02. 2, Dayron Robles, Cuba, 13.17. 3, Richard Phillips, Jamaica, 13.45. 4, Ryan Wilson, United States, 13.53. 5, Maurice Wignall, Jamaica, 13.56. 6, Joel Brown, United States, 13.58.

High Jump_ 1, Andrey Silnov, Russia, 7-8 1/2. 2, Germaine Mason, Britain, 7-7 1/4. 3, Yaroslav Rybakov, Russia, 7-7 1/4. 4, Jesse Delima, Brazil, 7-7 1/4. 5, Stefan Holm, Sweden, 7-6. 6, Kabelo Kgosiemang, Botswana, 7-6.

Pole Vault_ 1, Yevgeny Lukyanenko, Russia, 18-10 1/4. 2, Derek Miles, United States, 18-8 1/4. 3 equal, Brad Walker, United States, and Alexander Straub, Germany, 18-4 1/2. 5, Sergey Kucheryanu, Russia, 18-4 1/2. 6, Dmitri Starodubtsev, Russia, 18-4 1/2.

Triple Jump_ 1, Jadel Gregorio, Brazil, 56-9 1/4. 2, Leevan Sands, Bahamas, 56-2 1/2. 3, Dmitrij Valukevic, Slovakia, 56-0. 4, Nelson Evora, Portugal, 55-5 1/2. 5, Alexander Petrenko, Russia, 55-4 1/4. 6, Igor Spasovkhodskiy, Russia, 55-0.

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Women

100_ 1, Shelly-Ann Fraser, Jamaica, 11.03. 2, Kerron Stewart, Jamaica, 11.06. 3, Marshevet Hooker, United States, 11.09. 4, Lauryn Williams, United States, 11.11. 5, Chandra Sturrup, Bahamas, 11.14. 6, Torri Edwards, United States, 11.16.

400_ 1, Shericka Williams, Jamaica, 50.47. 2, Tatiana Firova, Russia, 50.71. 3, Yuliya Gushchina, Russia, 50.85. 4, Anastasia Kapachinskaya, Russia, 51.20. 5, Amantle Montsho, Botswana, 51.70. 6, Rosemarie Whyte, Jamaica, 52.02.

800_ 1, Janeth Jepkosgei, Kenya, 1:58.15. 2, Yekaterina Kostetskaya, Russia, 1:58.90. 3, Kenia Sinclair, Jamaica, 1:59.02. 4, Svetlana Klyuka, Russia, 1:59.27. 5, Alice Schmidt, United States, 1:59.67. 6, Tatiana Andrianova, Russia, 2:00.06.

1,500_ 1, Maryam Jamal, Bahrain, 3:59.84. 2, Shannon Rowbury, United States, 4:01.97. 3, Lisa Dobriskey, Britain, 4:05.18. 4, Nuria Fernandez, Spain, 4:05.27. 5, Sarah Jamieson, Australia, 4:06.69. 6, Anna Alminova, Russia, 4:07.01.

100 Hurdles_ 1, Delloreen Ennis-London, Jamaica, 12.60. 2, Dawn Harper, United States, 12.63. 3, Josephine Onyia, Spain, 12.65. 4, LoLo Jones, United States, 12.86. 5, Priscilla Lopes-Schliep, Canada, 12.88. 6, Nichole Denby, United States, 13.04.

400 Hurdles_ 1, Melaine Walker, Jamaica, 53.73. 2, Anna Jesien, Poland, 54.76. 3, Tasha Danvers, Britain, 54.79. 4, Anastasia Rabchenyuk, Ukraine, 54.99. 5, Yevgeniya Isakova, Russia, 55.18. 6, Tiffany Ross-Williams, United States, 55.65.

Long Jump_ 1, Naide Gomes, Portugal, 22-2 1/2. 2, Tatyana Lebedeva, Russia, 21-9 1/2. 3, Grace Upshaw, United States, 21-9. 4, Maurren Higa Maggi, Brazil, 21-7 1/2. 5, Tatyana Kotova, Russia, 21-6. 6, Oksana Udmortova, Russia, 21-4 1/4.

Javelin_ 1, Mariya Abakumova, Russia, 216-10. 2, Steffi Nerius, Germany, 211-6. 3, Christina Obergfoell, Germany, 209-3. 4, Barbora Spotakova, Czech Republic, 204-2. 5, Linda Stahl, Germany, 203-1. 6, Maryna Novik, Belarus, 195-7.

Source: International Herald Tribune

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