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Powell locks out Bolt
22/07/2008 21:35 - (SA)
Stockholm - Asafa Powell capitalised on Usain Bolt's weak start and edged the world-record holder by one-hundredth of a second after leading from start to finish in the 100m at the DN Galan meet here on Tuesday.
Powell, the former world-record holder, won their highly anticipated rematch in 9.88 seconds. Bolt, who was slow out of the blocks, nearly caught his fellow Jamaican at the finish line. Third went to promising Norwegian Jaysuma Saidy Ndure in 10.06.
The win was a measure of revenge for Powell, after losing to his close friend Bolt at Jamaica's Olympic Trials last month.
Bolt set the world record of 9.72 in New York on May 31, breaking Powell's mark of 9.74.
It was Powell's third straight win at the Olympic Stadium. Last year, he won in 10.04. In 2006, he set the stadium record of 9.86.
Earlier, Dayron Robles missed his world 110m record by just 0.04 seconds, winning the race in 12.91.
The Cuban, who set the world record last month in Ostrava, Czech Republic, beat four Americans in the race.
David Oliver (13.04) and Aries Merritt (13.33) also made the podium.
For setting a new Olympic Stadium record, Robles earned a a 1-carat diamond worth $10 000.
Robles' time is the fourth fastest in history, tied with Colin Jackson of Britain. Liu Xiang of China ran a 12.88 and Dominique Arnold of the United States clocked 12.90 in 2006.
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