Asafa Powell

By Gary Smith, Track and Field Contributor | SportingAlert.com Published on today 8:39 a.m. CST . No Comments Tweet Tweet DOHA (Sporting Alert) — The IAAF Diamond League begins in Doha on Friday with a super lineup and fans can follow all the action live on Universal Sports.com. Event will be available at Noon ET Friday; click here to watch it in the Track & Field section Stars Asafa Powell, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Allyson Felix, Vivian Cheruyiot, Walter Dix, Kenenisa Bekele...Read Full Story

BY Racquel Smith, Track and Field Contributor | SportingAlert.com Published on today 9:08 a.m. CST . No Comments Tweet Tweet KINGSTON, Jamaica (Sporting Alert) — Former world 100 metres record holder Asafa Powell is reportedly nursing an injury that could force him to skip or change events at this weekend’s Jamaica International Invitational. Powell, who is on the list of sprinters to race over the 200m – where he is expected to race against world 100m champion Yohan Blake...Read Full Story

Asafa Powell couldn't stop Usain Bolt today.  Bolt won the men’s 100 meter race in 9.84 seconds.  Asafa Powell was 0.07 seconds behind.  Bolt and Powell are considered two of the fastest men on earth.One of the most impressive results of the meet came from David Oliver of the United States.  Oliver clocked 12.89 seconds in the 110 hurdles.  He was only 0.02 seconds off the world record, set by Dayron Robles.Many of the world's best Track & Field athletes competed in the event. Jeremy Wariner...Read Full Story

Tweet Tweet The follow are the results from the opening Diamond League track and field meeting, which took place in Doha on Friday. A host Olympic and World championships were on show and their performances did not disappoint the supporters at the venue. Amongst the winners on Friday were American Justin Gatlin, who ran down Jamaican Asafa Powell to win the men’s 100-metres in 9.87secconds and Allyson Felix, who beat Jamaican rival Veronica Campbell-Brown in the women’s event. LaShawn Merritt...Read Full Story

NEW YORK (Sporting Alert) — Former World 100-metre record-holder Asafa Powell is set to clash with American former world indoor 60m champion Justin Gatlin over 50-meter at the US Open, organizers said on Thursday. Powell, who announced late last year that he plans to use a full indoor season as part of his preparation for this summer’s Olympic Games in London leads a star-studded field for the short sprint. Besides Powell and Gatlin, the field will also include Antigua’s Daniel Bailey, who...Read Full Story