RIETI, Italy 100m for Powell just not fast enough
Asafa Powell won the men's 100 metres at the Rieti Grand Prix international track and field meeting he didn't however break Usain Bolt's world record of 9.69 seconds.
After a false start he clocked 9.82 seconds running his heat an hour and a half earlier in a faster 9.77 seconds.
Much was expected off the back of his amazing 2nd best of all time 9.72 run in Lausanne last Tuesday.
Powell set his world record (9.74) on this same track a year ago.
"I wanted to run faster in the final but it was not the time for it. I know that I could have run the World record if I had not made the false start," Powell said.
His training partner Michael Frater followed him home in a superb 9.98 seconds, Frenchman Ronald Pognon was third in 10.10. Waugh got sixth in 10.14.
Where have all the Americans gone ?
After a false start he clocked 9.82 seconds running his heat an hour and a half earlier in a faster 9.77 seconds.
Much was expected off the back of his amazing 2nd best of all time 9.72 run in Lausanne last Tuesday.
Powell set his world record (9.74) on this same track a year ago.
"I wanted to run faster in the final but it was not the time for it. I know that I could have run the World record if I had not made the false start," Powell said.
His training partner Michael Frater followed him home in a superb 9.98 seconds, Frenchman Ronald Pognon was third in 10.10. Waugh got sixth in 10.14.
Where have all the Americans gone ?
Labels: french 100m, powell olympic gold
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9/08/2008 04:20:00 PM
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