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Former world record holder Asafa Powell wins the 100m at London grand prix The Jamaican clocks 9.94 seconds to defeat Marc Burns and Michael Frater Yelena Isinbayeva comes close to setting 13th outdoor pole vault world record (CNN) -- Former world record holder Asafa Powell won the 100 meters final at the London grand prix on Friday in 9.94 seconds in his final race before the Beijing Olympics. Running into a headwind, Powell finished ahead of Trinidad's Marc Burns with fellow-Jamaican Michael Frater third. "I felt very confident, very relaxed," said Commonwealth champion Powell. "I could definitely have gone a bit quicker. With or without Bolt I'm going for the gold medal at Beijing." Powell was referring to compatriot and current world record holder Usain Bolt -- who has still to decide if he will run in both the 100m and... [read full story]
