Powell clocks fastest sprint at meet
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World record holder Asafa Powell won the 100 meters Tuesday with the fastest sprint in the world this year.
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Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell failed in his bid for a second 100 meters world record in less than a week although he still powered his way to victory at the Van Damme Golden League meeting on Friday.
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LIBBY LENTON swam the fastest 100 metres freestyle relay split of all time to anchor a world-record effort by Australia&#39;s women&#39;s 4x100m medley relay at the world short-course championships in Indianapolis yesterday.
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STUTTGART, Germany  - Asafa Powell had to recover   from another poor 100 meters start to extend his winning run at   the World Athletics Final on Saturday.
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The Americansâ eight-man crew posted the second-fastest time â 14 minutes 3.71 seconds â in the eventâs 43-year history.
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Asafa Powell equaled his 100-meter world record of 9.77 seconds at the Weltklasse Golden League meet Friday night. This was the third time the Jamaican sprinter has finished in 9.77.
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A series of unusually quick times in the men&#39;s 100 metres heats have sparked expectations of a possible world record in Sunday&#39;s Olympic final.
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Discussions are under way for a possible August race between Jamaican world 100 meters record holder Asafa Powell and U.S. sprinter Tyson Gay in London, Powell's agent said on Thursday.
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Scientists believe women could be sprinting faster than men in the 2156 Olympics.
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EUGENE, Oregon  - The clock is ticking for Asafa Powell, and not just when the world record holder runs 100 meters.
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Arch-rivals Maurice Greene and Asafa Powell went head to head in the Olympic 100 metres overnight, but Greene&#39;s narrow victory counted only as a psychological one as it came in a second-round heat.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana  - Tyson Gay splashed around a wet track to the second-fastest 200 meters of all time, clocking 19.62 seconds at the U.S. championships on Sunday.
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Justin Gatlin ran the race of his life Sunday night, barely holding off the fastest Olympic 100 field in history to win the gold in 9.85 seconds. Francis Obikwelu of Portugal got the silver in 9.86. Defending champion Maurice Greene won bronze in 9.87, falling short in his quest to crown himself the "greatest sprinter of all time."
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ATHENS, Greece - Justin Gatlin ran the race of his life, barely holding off the fastest Olympic 100 field in history to win the gold in 9.85 seconds. Francis Obikwelu of Portugal got the silver in 9.86...
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OSAKA, Japan  - Jamaica's world record holder Asafa Powell and American Tyson Gay cruised through their 100 meters heats at the world championships on Saturday.
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* With star swimmer Michael Phelps watching from the stands after giving his spot to teammate Ian Crocker, the United States won gold in the men&#39;s 400-meter medley relay in a world-record time of 3:30.
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Justin Gatlin ran the race of his life last night, barely holding off the fastest Olympic 100-metre field in history to win the gold in 9.85 seconds.