Powell wins Golden League 100m in Oslo
|
| Published on Saturday, July 4, 2009 |
Email To Friend Print Version |
By Astolfo Cagnacci
OSLO, Norway (AFP) -- Former world 100m record-holder Asafa Powell won the men's 100m at the Golden League meeting at Oslo on Friday in a time of 10.07sec, edging Antiguan Daniel Bailey in a photo finish as he took full advantage of scheduling problems which ruled out the Americans and also triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt.
 |
Former Jamaican world record-holder Asafa Powell.
AFP PHOTO |
But Powell failed to achieve his aim of a 50th sub-10sec showing in conditions which began in sweltering heat prior to a storm which briefly interrupted the evening's business.
"My legs were heavy and I got off to a bad start. I just tried to win," he explained.
Jamaican Michael Frater was third in 10.08.
Trinidadian Renny Quow won the 400m honours in 45.18 while in the 800m Russia's Yuriy Borzakovskiy clocked 1:44.42 to beat out Saudi Arabia's Mohamed Al Salhi.
Aamong the women, Jamaica's Kerron Stewart won the 100m in 10.99sec to oust Trinidadian Kelly Ann Baptiste (11.14) and Bahamas' Chandra Sturrup (11.15). | | | | Reads : 503 | | | |
|
|
