RIETI, Italy - Asafa Powell showed he had recovered from his disappointing third place at the world championships by breaking his 100 metres world record with a time of 9.74 seconds on Sunday.
Asafa Powell of Jamaica celebrates after setting the new world record in the 100 meters at the 37 th IAAF Grand Prix meeting in Rieti September 9, 2007. Powell lowered the world 100 meters record on Sunday with a time of 9.74 seconds. [Reuters] The Jamaican Commonwealth champion set the record in his heat at the Rieti IAAF Grand Prix and then went on to win the final in 9.78.
"It is a very fast record. It is to remind my friends that Asafa is still here," he told reporters.
Powell had previously shared the record of 9.77 with American Olympic champion Justin Gatlin, who has been banned for doping pending the result of an arbitration hearing.
At the Osaka world championships last month, Powell finished third in the final behind American Tyson Gay and Derrick Atkins of the Bahamas.
The 24-year-old said at the time he had given up during the Osaka race but would make amends by breaking his world record before the end of the year.
"I've been with my coach and working hard to get back to normal," Powell said on Sunday. "The last 40 metres were very strong. I executed it and did what I came to do today."
The Jamaican, who won silver in the 100 relay in Osaka as Gay and the US team took gold, has never won a global title.
He was disqualified for a false start in the quarter-finals of the 2003 world championships after setting the fastest time of 10.05 in the heats.
Powell finished fifth in the 2004 Olympic final behind Gatlin before missing the 2005 worlds through injury.
However, he won the Commonwealth 100 metres title in Melbourne in 2006.
Powell initially set his previous record of 9.77 in Athens in June 2005 and went on to equal the time in June and August last year.
别浪费钱了:补充维生素根本没用
斯诺登将在2月竞选英国大学学生校长
美国极寒天气欢乐多:开水泼空中变雪花
中国超3成富豪已移民 美国成首选目的地
奥巴马现身说法:大麻并不猛于酒精
普京:不在乎性取向 与同性恋者交好
国内英语资讯:China firmly opposes U.S. hegemonism over trading issue: FM spokesperson
一个外卖送餐员的感谢
神探夏洛克中国受热捧 被赞制作精良
奥朗德恢复单身 爱丽舍宫不再有“第一女友”
老外在中国:我在中国考驾照 四次才通过
没职场经验不要紧:职场高中一个样
女神是怎样P成的?匈牙利女歌手MV揭秘
陪老婆逛街太无聊?模仿模特穿衣摆造型
广告的轰炸式推广已威胁资讯业生态
国内英语资讯:China, Russia holds regular meeting to advance energy cooperation
工作力:好员工会自觉去做的14件事
今天你读到最美好的文字
英国性侵儿童逃犯获刑12年 曾潜逃北京任外教
“黑寡妇”潜入索契 俄警方展开全城搜捕
盖茨称2035年世界上将几乎没有穷国
上海正大广场开启迪士尼魔幻之旅
期末备考季:五种健康方式让你保持清醒
纽约警察逮捕乱穿马路老人 华裔老人不会说英语
成为派对专家:聚会中如何与人相处
父母用四招帮助大学毕业的子女找到工作
管好你的每个小时:一小时能做的21件事
泰晤士报全球最受尊敬名人榜出炉 普京排第三
八大噩梦解析:为什么过去这么久,还是会梦到高考?
英国移民需接受英语技能测试才能享受福利
不限 |
英语教案 |
英语课件 |
英语试题 |
不限 |
不限 |
上册 |
下册 |
不限 |