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Asafa Powell sets 100m World Record of 9.74 seconds in Rieti

Posted September 9th, 2007 at 1:33 PM by Bob Ramsak

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

Asafa Powell broke the world record for 100 meters today, clocking 9.74 seconds in Rieti, Italy.

Powell, 24, eclipsed the 9.77 mark he produced on three occasions, and a record he shared with Olympic champion Justin Gatlin.

Powell set the record in his first solo race since his disappointing third place finish at the World Championships in Osaka late last month. There, he finished behind American Tyson Gay and Bahamian Derrick Atkins, a distant cousin of Powell’s. Gay went on to capture gold in the 200 and as a member of the U.S. 4×100m relay squad.

Although he faltered in the 100 meter final in Osaka, admitting that he panicked as Gay closed in on him, Powell’s speed was evident later in the week in the 400m relay, where he brought the Jamaican quartet from fourth to second during his sizzling anchor leg.
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