Athletics: Powell fires ‘Bolt’ warning

the 29-year-old Powell clocked 9.78 seconds by racing to the fourth fastest time run over 100 metres.

LAUSANNE: Jamaica’s Asafa Powell sent out an ominous warning to Usain Bolt and other rivals for the world 100m crown by racing to the fourth fastest time run over 100 metres. In the absence of reigning world and Olympic champion Bolt, the 29-year-old Powell clocked 9.78 seconds in cold, blowy conditions as five of the field dipped under 10 seconds in the seventh leg of the Diamond League. Powell had already timed 9.72 seconds on the same track in 2008, while only Bolt and American Tyson Gay have run faster.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 2^nd, 2011.