Powell will be fit for Jamaican trials
Former 100 metres world record holder Asafa Powell who has been troubled with a shoulder injury since April, expects to be fit for the Jamaican Olympic trials in late June.
Powell is scheduled to race for the first time since the injury at the June 20-22 Trinidad national championships. The real test will come when Powell faces up to Usain Bolt on June 27-29 at the Jamaican trials. Powell says the meeting should not be considered a showdown but an opportunity to make the Jamaican team for Beijing.
Powell said he hoped to regain the 100m record from Bolt this year.
“It takes away some of the pressure,” Powell said, then added with a laugh: “People can stop bothering me now. I can be a lot more focused on what I want to achieve.
