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Fun starts early as Asafa Powell opts to race indoors

Joe | December 13, 2011

Jamaica’s former World Record Holder Asafa Powell increased the anticipation ahead of the blue-riband event at this summer’s London Olympic Games, after announcing today that he will be competing indoors for the first time since 2004. Powell, who has run under 10 seconds for the 100m more times than any other man in history, [...]

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