Asafa Powell
Asafa Powell
Asafa Powell, CDis a Jamaican sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres. He held the 100 metres world record between June 2005 and May 2008, with times of 9.77 and 9.74 seconds. Powell has consistently broken the 10-second barrier in competition, with his personal best of 9.72 s being the fifth fastest time in the history of the event. As of October 2012, Powell has broken the ten-second barrier legally more times than anyone else – 95 times...
NationalityJamaican
ProfessionRunner
Date of Birth23 November 1982
CitySpanish Town, Jamaica
CountryJamaica
I wanted Australia to really finish the race and give us a real good run so we could get a better time but it was unfortunate that the baton (for the Australians) fell.
I am quite confident in my ability. I'm sure I would have run real fast. I never doubt myself, so it would have been a good race out there.
I feel really good that I got through. It's early in the season, I'm really fresh on the track.
I feel really good that I got through.
It was a good race anyway. He's a great champion.
It's good to know that I can do it again for my country. It's a very, very good feeling. I am really very excited and I know people will also be excited in Jamaica.
Well you know I wanted Australia to finish the race and give us a really good run so we could have done a better time, but unfortunately the baton fell.
I felt that I am not yet ready and that I would not post a good time. It is frustrating to not be able to run. Because I knew after my performance in Athens that I could have pushed the world record in this season even further.
I felt that I am not yet ready and that I would not post a good time,
We will win (the final) anyway because today we got lane one and that was real hard and tomorrow we will get a better lane for sure, lane three and that will boost up our team more and we'll be fine.
Sometimes guys get on a roll,'' former 110-meter hurdles world-record holder and current agent Renaldo Nehemiah told me Wednesday.
That was my first major championships back in 2002 and I didn't get to perform as well as I wanted to because I was young and I was just coming up.
I was quite nervous out there. I haven't been on the (Melbourne) track for almost a year now, so I need the confidence. But I'm the world record holder and I had to prove that I am.
I was only following instructions, my coach told me to run the first 50m and then take it easy.