Monday, June 12, 2006

Powell equals 100m world record...

BBC SPORT ATHLETICS

Powell believes he can take the 100m record as low as 9.60

Sunday 11 June, 2006. Asafa Powell equalled the 100m world record he shares with American Justin Gatlin at the Norwich Union British Grand Prix in Gateshead on Sunday.

With the benefit of a slight tail wind, the Jamaican clocked 9.77 seconds - the same time he set in Athens last year.

Briton Dwain Chambers proved he was back to form after a two-year drugs ban to take third in an impressive time of 10.07, behind Jamaican Michael Frater.

Powell and Gatlin are due to meet at the London Grand Prix on 28 July.