ASAFA POWELL
OSLO, Norway (CMC):
JAMAICA'S 100-metre world record holder Asafa Powell has confirmed his appearance at the IAAF Golden League's opening meet, the Exxon Mobil Bislett Games in early June.
Powell announced Friday evening that he would compete in the Bislett Games on Friday June 2, the IAAF has declared on its website.
The 23-year-old Powell set the world record for the men's 100 metres of 9.77 seconds in Athens on June 14 last year, but had a torrid time in the remainder of last season with injury.
Fully recovered, Powell has made a positive start to the new season and his exploits include four rounds of the 100 metres at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, last month, culminating in a gold medal run.
He clocked a comfortable world-leading 10.03 seconds for his first major win at an international games and he also ran a sizzling final leg that took Jamaica to the gold medal in the men's 4X100 metre relay.
On current form, Powell looks set to threaten the current Oslo stadium record of 9.84 seconds in his early June outing.
