Watch out Gatlin! Powell runs 9.87 in last outing before worlds
Jamaica's Asafa Powell runs to win the men's 100 m sprint race of the Spitzen Leichtathletik meeting on July 14, 2015 in Lucerne, Central Switzerland. PHOTO | FABRICE COFFRINI |
What you need to know:
- Powell's time broke the record for the meeting, as he went below the 10-second barrier for the 90th time in his career.
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Jamaican sprint star Asafa Powell ran 9.87sec in his last 100m outing before the Beijing world championships at a meet in the Swiss town of Bellinzona on Tuesday.
Former world record holder Powell, who won the Diamond League meet in Paris earlier this month in a time of 9.81, finished comfortably ahead of his fellow countryman Nesta Carter (10.05sec).
Powell's time broke the record for the meeting, as he went below the 10-second barrier for the 90th time in his career.
Powell, 32, will spend time training in Austria before moving on to Beijing for the world championships, which run from August 22-30.
