Asafa Powell resolves to deliver better results at IAAF World Championships – Athletics news
With a number of esteemed athletics events still on the run, the attention of athletes is still focused on the upcoming IAAF World Championships in Athletics, to commence in Daegu. This was the phenomenon observed during a press conference in London, where
some of the most prominent athletes faced media personnel in the backdrop of the Samsung Diamond League meet.
The focus of journalists covering the proceedings of the press conference was on sprinter, Asafa Powell and middle distance runner, David Rudisha. Both of them have been displaying a dismal performance lately, but they did enjoy a tremendous run of form
and fitness until a few years ago.
For Powell particularly, the disappointments have an unending list. The last time he could outperform his rivals was at the 2006 Commonwealth games, which ended in getting the Jamaican a 100m title. Afterwards, he was never seen emerging at Olympic competitions,
while in World Championships too, all he could earn were the last places on the podium.
At the upcoming event in London, the 28-year-old will get a chance to have a final warm-up experience at the Aviva London Grand Prix, exactly one year ahead of the 2012 London Olympics. In Daegu, he will have to contest his friend and countryman, Usain Bolt,
who is regarded as the fastest athlete in the world.
Anxiously waiting to have a chance that may put him back on the track, Asafa Powell said, “First I’m glad that I am healthy and able to finish my season. I’ve been running well so far and I have posted some great times.” Referring to Usain Bolt’s over-awed
9.58 seconds, which the fastest man on earth will attempt to improve at the world championships, Powell said, “Great for me – not 9.58, but – it’s good. And I’m really confident. I’ve really been thinking about the World Championships. I don’t have much time,
and I don’t want to miss my chances again.”
No matter what Powell displays in Daegu, his claim to be in the best form since 2005, will certainly be something which spectators in London will look forward to see. Conscious of the importance of the London run for his performance at the World Championships,
Powell himself said that this was the last competition before the big global athletics competition and besides striving for the title, he will also look forward to finish the contest un-injured.
The London Grand Prix, as per news, has assembled one of the most formidable fields and to emerge in it, Powell will certainly have to display his best potential on the track.
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