Powell’s Message to Gatlin

“That’s how you run a world record.” — Asafa Powell, Jamaica
Justin Gatlin is the Olympic gold medallist in 100m in the last Summer Olympics. He also holds the world record in the same event, 9.77 seconds, together with Powell.
However, in the recent British Grand Prix, Asafa Powell ran the world record time once again — his first was in June 2005 in Athens.
Gatlin withdrew from the running in the meet, reason being that there’s no contract for him to run against Powell. I reckon it’s just a strategy put in place by his agent.
Anyway, Powell and Gatlin will see each …read more