Ahead of the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Lausanne, Jamaican sprint star Asafa Powell has sounded a warning to American rival Justin Gatlin. Powell said: “I have been running very well this season. I aim to run fast just the same on Saturday. Justin Gatlin unbeatable? I don’t know who this guy thinks he is, he is the fifth fastest man so clearly he can be beaten”
“Big races like these are what people pay to see. I am happy to have an early run with the best guys before the big one in Beijing.” “Races like these are important, you get to fix the minor problems. Running against the top guys is always good, it helps you to improve.”
“The head to head competition is not something that place heavily on my head. The idea is to go out there, keep my composure and run my best.” “I am running faster times this year maybe because of the rest from last year. Also I am training with mv brother now and it is going really well.
I am comfortable.” Powell, now aged 32, seems to have been around forever. The sprinter has Olympic and World Championship 4x100m relay gold medals and is not fazed by the sport’s young guns. “To me age isn’t a number or reason why we are doing well.
We are just simply running faster than the younger generation and those guys will have to wait until we are done.” “I am going out there to see what part of the race I need to work on. I want to keep my composure and run like hell!” “My start is back, but I can’t give you guys everything all at once, I have to keep surprising you and make you wonder what’s coming next.”
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