South Africa's Akani Simbine, US' Justin Gatlin and Jamaica's Asafa Powell compete in the men's 100 metres during the Diamond League athletics competition at the Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, on May 5, 2017.
May 5, 2017
#DohaDL: Asafa places second, ahead of Gatlin in 100m
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Former 100 metre world record holder Asafa Powell finally got the better of American Justin Gatlin but had to settle for second place in the 100m at the Doha Diamond League in 10.08 seconds (-1.2 mps).
Powell, who was recently listed in the Guiness Book of World Records for the most sub-10 clockings, just failed to increase on his 97 times.”I’m not surprised coming in second, we’re only just beginning our season. I wanted to go sub-10, but couldn’t because of the wind,” Powell said.Gatlin clocked 10.14 for fourth but the race was won by in form South African Akani Simbine in 9.99 seconds. Femi Ogunode of Qatar was third in 10.13 seconds.Howard Walker
