Usain Bolt Fan Site» olympic trials Archives – Usain Bolt Fan Site http://www.usainbolt.co.uk The first and number one Usain Bolt Fan Site in the World Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:48:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 en hourly 1 Powell runs 9.96 in Trinidad http://www.usainbolt.co.uk/powell-runs-996-in-trinidad/ http://www.usainbolt.co.uk/powell-runs-996-in-trinidad/#comments Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:23:53 +0000 admin http://www.usainbolt.co.uk/?p=24 Powell runs 9.96 in Trinidad PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (Reuters) – Former 100 meters world record holder Asafa Powell ran an impressive 9.96 seconds on his return to competition from a shoulder injury at the Trinidad national championships on Saturday.

The race, into a slight head wind with persistent drizzle, was the Jamaican sprinter’s first since February.

“I was a bit nervous about the conditions,” Powell told Reuters. “With the rain and also the fact that it was my first race back from injury.”

He ran as a guest in the semi-finals in Trinidad but chose not to compete in the final, saving his energy for next weekend’s showdown with world record holder Usain Bolt in the Jamaican national championships and Olympic trials in Kingston.

Powell started slowly behind Trinidad’s Richard Thompson but caught his younger rival before the halfway mark and glided to the finish. Thompson, the U.S. collegiate champion, was second in 10.11 seconds.

It was 25-year-old Powell’s 34th career sub-10 second performance and equaled the sixth-fastest time of the year.

Powell injured his right shoulder while lifting weights in April.

Countryman Bolt has since taken the world record with a stunning run of 9.72 seconds in New York. Powell’s previous record was 9.74 seconds set in 2007.

Source: Reuters

]]> http://www.usainbolt.co.uk/powell-runs-996-in-trinidad/feed/ 0 Powell will be fit for Jamaican trials http://www.usainbolt.co.uk/powell-will-be-fit-for-jamaican-trials/ http://www.usainbolt.co.uk/powell-will-be-fit-for-jamaican-trials/#comments Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:10:03 +0000 admin http://www.usainbolt.co.uk/?p=12 Asaffa PowellFormer 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.
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