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Liu Xiang meets top rivals again, in Rome
(Agencies/China Daily)
Updated: 2005-07-08 09:58
Powell appeared to be in good enough
condition to race when he practiced coming out of the starting blocks alongside
Gatlin late Thursday, although he still had not made any formal announcement on
his participation.
Both Gatlin and Powell said they
were excited about the budding rivalry, especially since they are about the same
age - Gatlin is 23 and Powell is 22. Both runners were born in 1982.
"We are the same age, that's what
makes it more exciting," Powell said.
Powell ran 9.77 seconds in Athens on
June 14, bettering Montgomery's record from 2002 by one hundredth of a second.
"He had no one to push him - that
was the most remarkable thing," Gatlin said of Powell's performance. "Usually
when world records are broken it's because there were people pushing each other.
He can push me to the next level, that's what I'm waiting for."
Aziz Zakari of Ghana clocked 9.99 as
the runner-up when Powell set the record.
Gatlin beat Powell at the Olympics
with a more strategic plan, saving his energy in the preliminary and semifinal
heats for the final. Powell was running on fumes by the time he reached the
final, resulting in a fifth-place finish.
The 9.85 Gatlin ran at the Olympics
remains his best official time. Powell finished with a 9.94 at the Olympics.
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