§Between us : I like Asafa, but not Usain ! Usian body gestures are slow, cause of him being tall, this this does not make his running beautiful (compared to Michael Johnson MAchine Moves)
@@jenwilli9832 Don Quarry , Merlene Ottey , Michael Green ,, James Backford (long jump) ........ all are Jamaican and now sadly Forgotten + Ben Johson and Linford Christie WERE JAMAICAN ORIGIN
Asafa Powell had the perfect body mechanics for sprinting. His form is flawless from start to finish. The field that he obliterated in this video included the silver and bronze medallists from the olympic final run only a few weeks before this race. If only he had the mental game to go along with this, he might have placed well in the bigger meets. Bolt would still have his number regardless, but by a smaller margin.
I'd say Powell would have beaten Maurice Greene's WR of 6.39 in the 60m, if he had focused more on the 60m earlier in his career. He ran a 6.44 twice on the same day both in the heats and semi-final, and slowing down while doing so. And that was in 2016 when he was 33 years old, and far past his prime.
"Perfect body mechanics", weak mind. He needed to see a sports psychologist, who would have got him over the tension he felt when running on the biggest stage (World Championships and Olympic Games). Many sportsmen/women have done it. Powell did not and paid the price - no more than a Bronze in individual 100m at the World Championships, and zero individual medals at the Olympic Games. Wasted talent.
Being tall, muscular and still manage to pull such starts, clean quick acceleration and overall just wonderful running technique is not common at all. It's no secret that Powell's worst enemy was his mental status right before the race. Love watching him run.
"Best form" means nothing with a weak mind. He needed to see a sports psychologist, who would have got him over the tension he felt when running on the biggest stage (World Championships and Olympic Games). Many sportsmen/women have done it. Powell did not and paid the price - no more than a Bronze in individual 100m at the World Championships, and zero individual medals at the Olympic Games. Wasted talent.
@@sibonelondlovu2661 Powell's form is so fluid and contained that when you watch him run, it doesn't even look as if he is moving fast. Compare that with someone like Tyson Gay. When he runs its looks likes his body is in pain.
He should have ran like this in every championship final. I know this dude had a mid 9.6 in him. Such a shame he couldn't get out of his own head when it mattered most.
There are Meeting Athletes and Champuionships Athletes ! What could we do ? Remember Merlene Ottey the QUEEN OF TRACK (Defeated by Perec in Atlanta 1996 ), for me she is waaaaay better than theese new generation jamaican (Shelly ann, Bolt, Carter, Blake, Veronica, Kerron Stewart, etc....)
@@blacksuperman9891 You're Jamaican and you don't know Don Quarry, Merlene Ottey, Deon Hemmings, Michael Green (or Greene) , James Beckford etc...????? Every one here talk just they lost their memories about decades of pre-Bolt Athletics 😕?
@@SipSippy-jv2ke You all should reduce a bit that overuse of the term " Nostalgia '' every then and now ! ¿ Nostalgia to which era : 60's , 70's, 80's ;... 19th century ; 2000's ? I never lived in 19th century but I always encourage the women's modest clothing in the 19th century British Empire !!
His problem was the back to back racing of semi finals and finals within 2 hours. He simply couldn`t be at his best twice in such a short time. People always say it was mental, it was a physical issue really.
Yeah, I wish he could've perform that well at Olympics and World Championships. I like the dude. I like his running style too! He has a bit of robotic style to his sprinting. But it looks gr8. Lol.
+Aventine Powell is the reason that Bolt should never have been messing about at the end of the 2008 Olympics. Powell had the ability to have pushed Bolt a lot more in that race.
All due respect mate, your cousin is not a potential prospect, he is the 4th fastest man of all time, he broke the world record twice, I mean...he definitely deserves more credit than potential prospect!
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The craziest thing to me when I watch Usain and Asafa run is how bad they demolished dudes who demolished me haha. I ran against Dix, Gay, Spearmon, Thompson, Carter and others in college, and I didn't stand a chance. Watching how far back those guys are to those two will forever be insane to me
Insane that no one now is even remotely touching this times. 9.80 won the Olympic title and 9.83 the Olympics championship and also the Diamond League. One of the deepest eras in the history of sport, and dominated by a small island of 3M people. Legendary.
Asafa Powell is one of my favourite athlete he has the most sub 10sec times in history and I don't think anyone will come close to that for a long time but he choked at the big meets
He suffers from anxiety attacks. In Jamaica he was a footballer in high school days. He was discovered after he left high school so he did not get to develop that mental strenght that athletes in Jamaica build up through years of competition. Sigh. It's just a pity because this man has a start and a sprinting style that mesmerize
@@aliciagarvey Real shame. To have 9.72 and 9.74 on your record. And 91 sub 10 second times. Nearly twice as many as Bolt. But you have no GOLD to show for it as an individual.
@@fender1000100 Saw a video the other day saying that Powell has 97 sub-10 seconds 100m races. And as I said in another comment, Powell did win an individual gold at one of the Commonwealth Games in 100m.
Wrong. Bolt has better mechanics than Powell. That's why he beats him.... Just because Bolt is not as smooth as Powell, does not mean he isn't more effective.
@@trakamtv5398 Michael Johnson once said that bolt had no good form and if he had polished his form he would be much faster, and he wasn't the only one who noticed that. Your comment is a very ignorant comment.
@@trakamtv5398 Bolt's form wasn't as good as Powell's, It was definitely effective but if he had fixed his upper body mechanics then he would have run much faster than a 9.58
Gosh, you are right, that's the best view for 100m. I don't understand why we always see a fixed point form the finish line ... It gives the impression sprinters at upper lines become suddenly faster ... so stupid. Anyway, Powell technique is just amazing.
Yam Nepali don't forget that after he got banned for using drug/steroid use in 2013, his whole world started crumbling. Same with Tyson Gay. And Justin Gatlin after 2016, is slowing down and not getting the times as he used to, and Usain Bolt just did his final race yesterday. Seems like all our favorite sprinters are slowly disappearing from Track&Field. :'(
TJ Duncan dafuq are u talking about...First off Asafa won the trial for his drug accusations and he still ran many sub 10s after that, including multiple 9.8s and his fastest ever 60m! Also yesterday was not Bolts final race, it was his last race in Jamaica; I was there... He will be going to Ostrava and London ofc to run the 100m.
He would have run about a 9.63. But then again if Usain Bolt had that wind speed (without the celebration) at the Olympics, it would have been about 9.52.
@@AH-hz5xc makes no sense to say he isn't built for running - part of what made him so fast was his insanely long stride. If you're the fastest human in history then by definition you have to be built for running fast
Stephen Francis is a GOAT. He always manages to take underdogs and turn them into elite athletes. Plus he equips them with all the tools they need to have an impeccable form from start to finish. Most of his athletes, including this one, have admitted that when they first started training with him, their form was a mess. So what he was able to to with them on that front is simply amazing.
No matter who comes and says about Bolt and 100 M running for me the best man to run the 100 M track is this man right here Asafa Powell.... If he had just as good a trainer and a mentality of Bolt he would be on another level... So much respect for this man...
Arsalan Siddique, I totally agree with you. If he had a good trainer and mental strength and relaxation like Usain Bolt, he could have ran under 9:60 just like Usain Bolt. To me he is one of the best sprinters ever in the world and the only one who ran many 100 meter races under 9:95 seconds. He is lighter than Usain Bolt and well built, and had quicker paces and acceleration than Usian Bolt. Usain Bolt had longer and quick paces too.
anthony clarke Jonny Woodburn In the side replay you can see it too. That could have been a 9.67-65. Do you believe that he could be at this level now? Will he run again in the low 9.7's?
Jonny Woodburn I thought about that at the beginning of the season. It hasn't seemed to bother him thus far. Maybe he's like Blake, as coach mills said he running scared. I wouldn't use the word scared in Powell's case. Tentative or apprehensive would be more appropriate. On numerous occasions Powell has admitted he should be running faster and has attributed his shortcomings to not being able to overcome the pressure to win. He's not mentioned the chronic groin pain but that could play a part as well.
I don't know Jonny. While Gatlin's start is very quick, I'm inclined to say that Powell would have given up no ground from the start. This was when Powell would launch out of the blocks with ease and breeze past everybody by the 20m mark.
+anthony clarke This race compared to yohan blake's 9.69, blake seems to ease up only at the 5-10m mark, probably has more speed endurance being a 200m sprinter. Here, powell relaxes at 60m, the bulk of his power was from the start to 60m and once he was ahead he eased up. If he had run all the way, I believe he could have shaved 0.2s even
vladmir put Preaching to the choir my friend. It's an unspoken fact that Powell is a sub 9.7 sprinter. He has shown time and time again that he has the ability. The only reason we've not seen it is because he's either injured, cracks under pressure or when he does go full blast he shuts down 10m before the line so we are left thinking 'what if'.
his chances of 9.6 or better have come & gone because he became familiar with settling towards the end of the race. he likes to make it look easy. That was his problem.
+Govie Peebles No he can't! Where have u been for the last 10 years? Great athlete who has ran some phenomenal races and if I'm not mistaken, has the most sub 10 runs in History. With that being said, he folds under pressure on the big occasions.
Actually the race he ran 9.74 was his best. If you rewatch that race, he literally shut down at the 70 meter mark. If he had run full through, his time in that race would be around 9.65. Great sprinter. Just didn't have the mental game for the big races.
The probleme of Asafa was he had developped some kind of psychological blocage when running with strong finisher like tyson gay and bolt.... So smooth when run like this
Ben Johnson , Carl Lewis , donovan Bailey , michael Johnson, Maurice Greene,asafa Powell, Justin Gatlin , Tyson gay , Usain Bolt , steve mullings, nesta Carter, su bingtain , Christian Coleman , Noah lyles , marcell jackobs
While he has always been criticized for not keeping up with his best times in Olympics, once should also realise that it's all about the day, weather, the body response, etc. The margin at the highest level is so small that minor downside on the day can make one slide down to 5th position and on a good day, give a world record performance. Same happened with Lyles in 200m
I always believed Asafa Powell had the perfect body for a top sprinter. I’m sure he could have run legally under 9.70 . However he could never put it together in major events ! It’s a shame .
it must be really hard to know that you're not able to run your best when it comes to wc or olympic finals. I hope he get past that psychological stuff soon and run great in london
It’s crazy cause he isn’t even moving his legs as fast as the other sprinters in the last 40 meters he’s just gliding with such a long stride, at great speed it’s ridiculous
I feel for Asafa. Never could get his act together at a major event. He would destroy everyone at the diamond league events but then at the Olympics or WC's he could never produce his best unlike Usain.
As a Jamaican I will forever be grateful to Asafa, he brought glory to our island and showed whats possible. He paved the way for Usain.
I remember the days of people beating pot covers for Powell. #🐐
No he did asafa always choked in finals, Usain changed the dynamic of world sprinting globally,
@@kingpindbessmusic7516 You have your opinion, i have mine. Powell showed Jamaicans what's possible. Usain took that and built on it.
§Between us : I like Asafa, but not Usain ! Usian body gestures are slow, cause of him being tall, this this does not make his running beautiful (compared to Michael Johnson MAchine Moves)
@@jenwilli9832 Don Quarry , Merlene Ottey , Michael Green ,, James Backford (long jump) ........ all are Jamaican and now sadly Forgotten
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Ben Johson and Linford Christie WERE JAMAICAN ORIGIN
Asafa Powell had the perfect body mechanics for sprinting. His form is flawless from start to finish. The field that he obliterated in this video included the silver and bronze medallists from the olympic final run only a few weeks before this race. If only he had the mental game to go along with this, he might have placed well in the bigger meets. Bolt would still have his number regardless, but by a smaller margin.
I'd say Powell would have beaten Maurice Greene's WR of 6.39 in the 60m, if he had focused more on the 60m earlier in his career. He ran a 6.44 twice on the same day both in the heats and semi-final, and slowing down while doing so. And that was in 2016 when he was 33 years old, and far past his prime.
@@charlesthorndike2702 i think he can still do it just keep his weight down and believe in his self
Well said, you wrote what was in my head.
True
"Perfect body mechanics", weak mind. He needed to see a sports psychologist, who would have got him over the tension he felt when running on the biggest stage (World Championships and Olympic Games). Many sportsmen/women have done it. Powell did not and paid the price - no more than a Bronze in individual 100m at the World Championships, and zero individual medals at the Olympic Games. Wasted talent.
Being tall, muscular and still manage to pull such starts, clean quick acceleration and overall just wonderful running technique is not common at all.
It's no secret that Powell's worst enemy was his mental status right before the race.
Love watching him run.
Who else thinks that he has the best form in men's sprinting?
I've always said this. Bolts form is good but this guy is just unbelievable
@@sibonelondlovu2661 Yeah, the HIGH knees
"Best form" means nothing with a weak mind. He needed to see a sports psychologist, who would have got him over the tension he felt when running on the biggest stage (World Championships and Olympic Games). Many sportsmen/women have done it. Powell did not and paid the price - no more than a Bronze in individual 100m at the World Championships, and zero individual medals at the Olympic Games. Wasted talent.
@@sibonelondlovu2661 Powell's form is so fluid and contained that when you watch him run, it doesn't even look as if he is moving fast. Compare that with someone like Tyson Gay. When he runs its looks likes his body is in pain.
@Ryo Shusuke He's the 3rd fastest sprinter all time. Hardly overrated.
He should have ran like this in every championship final. I know this dude had a mid 9.6 in him. Such a shame he couldn't get out of his own head when it mattered most.
There are Meeting Athletes and Champuionships Athletes ! What could we do ?
Remember Merlene Ottey the QUEEN OF TRACK (Defeated by Perec in Atlanta 1996 ), for me she is waaaaay better than theese new generation jamaican (Shelly ann, Bolt, Carter, Blake, Veronica, Kerron Stewart, etc....)
@@Quasar900 no one surpasses Bolt when it comes to performing under pressure. His best times where when the lights were brightest
@@blacksuperman9891 You're Jamaican and you don't know Don Quarry, Merlene Ottey, Deon Hemmings, Michael Green (or Greene) , James Beckford etc...?????
Every one here talk just they lost their memories about decades of pre-Bolt Athletics 😕?
@@Quasar900 Waaaaay better in what sense? The nostalgia bias is seriouss
@@SipSippy-jv2ke You all should reduce a bit that overuse of the term " Nostalgia '' every then and now !
¿ Nostalgia to which era : 60's , 70's, 80's ;... 19th century ; 2000's ? I never lived in 19th century but I always encourage the women's modest clothing in the 19th century British Empire !!
One of the greatest ever runners. Technically and naturally just perfect.
Greatest? No.
@@framephotography1 Yeah, one of the fastest in history.
His best race ever. When he runs relaxed like this he was so quick. He tensed up at the major meets
Exactly!!
Yep I agree
Dude he was always relaxed and had the most fluid sprinting form. What are you talking about?
His problem was the back to back racing of semi finals and finals within 2 hours. He simply couldn`t be at his best twice in such a short time. People always say it was mental, it was a physical issue really.
@@BugattianVeyronian in the most important Championships, he always got nervous and ran tense. That was a shame c,:
That moment you came 5th at the Olympics and then next week you run 9.72s. Like WTF, man?
Yeah, I wish he could've perform that well at Olympics and World Championships. I like the dude. I like his running style too! He has a bit of robotic style to his sprinting. But it looks gr8. Lol.
tmat04 u know nothing about form cuz his is as perfect as it gets
What about Kendra Harrison ;)
+Aventine Powell is the reason that Bolt should never have been messing about at the end of the 2008 Olympics. Powell had the ability to have pushed Bolt a lot more in that race.
god of speed m
The most beautiful running style of the top Jamaican sprinters (sorry Blake and Bolt) . Asafa deserves his place amongst the legends of sprinting.
Beautiful sprinter, it is a pleasure to watch Asafa run. His form and technique is remarkable. Big up Mr. Powell!
This is my cousin. London was supposed to be his year until the devastating hamstring injury. Sad to see a potential prospect go down like that
Your cousin has always been my most admired athlete. Simply the best!
All due respect mate, your cousin is not a potential prospect, he is the 4th fastest man of all time, he broke the world record twice, I mean...he definitely deserves more credit than potential prospect!
how many time was his time? dem man de never did a guh win ntn
@@ojayeamormusic9457 He did win a Commonwealth Games gold in the 100m. I think that's his only individual gold as a pro.
@@gmaxsfoodfitness3035 indeed
Jamaica got the best sprinters, Asafa, Yohan Blake, Bolt, same as the females, Shelley Ann, Elaine Thompson.
I bow to these masters.
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The craziest thing to me when I watch Usain and Asafa run is how bad they demolished dudes who demolished me haha. I ran against Dix, Gay, Spearmon, Thompson, Carter and others in college, and I didn't stand a chance. Watching how far back those guys are to those two will forever be insane to me
Insane that no one now is even remotely touching this times. 9.80 won the Olympic title and 9.83 the Olympics championship and also the Diamond League. One of the deepest eras in the history of sport, and dominated by a small island of 3M people. Legendary.
Running under 9.8 in 100 meters is a superhuman performance, is not insane to see that nobody is going to run those times.
@@giovannitocconope that's the standard
@@roylle6346 you re deluded
@@VladRadu-tq1pg and you are not worthy to speak to me
@@roylle6346 relax narcissist... you're a delusional nobody!
Asafa Powell is one of my favourite athlete he has the most sub 10sec times in history and I don't think anyone will come close to that for a long time but he choked at the big meets
He suffers from anxiety attacks. In Jamaica he was a footballer in high school days. He was discovered after he left high school so he did not get to develop that mental strenght that athletes in Jamaica build up through years of competition.
Sigh. It's just a pity because this man has a start and a sprinting style that mesmerize
@@aliciagarvey
Real shame. To have 9.72 and 9.74 on your record. And 91 sub 10 second times. Nearly twice as many as Bolt. But you have no GOLD to show for it as an individual.
@@fender1000100 tbf bolt started running 100m in like 2007
@@fender1000100 Saw a video the other day saying that Powell has 97 sub-10 seconds 100m races. And as I said in another comment, Powell did win an individual gold at one of the Commonwealth Games in 100m.
when asafa powell is relaxed he is the greatest of all time when it comes to sprint mechanics and smoothness
Wrong. Bolt has better mechanics than Powell. That's why he beats him.... Just because Bolt is not as smooth as Powell, does not mean he isn't more effective.
@@trakamtv5398 Michael Johnson once said that bolt had no good form and if he had polished his form he would be much faster, and he wasn't the only one who noticed that. Your comment is a very ignorant comment.
@@trakamtv5398 Bolt's form wasn't as good as Powell's, It was definitely effective but if he had fixed his upper body mechanics then he would have run much faster than a 9.58
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If only he ran like this at the Beijing Olympics! Wasted chance but a phenomenal athlete nonetheless.
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Still the most beautiful sprinter of all time. Those starts were just mesmerising to watch.
The fact that this wasnt a WL speaks volumes about the speed of runners during this period
4:53 AWSOME
Gosh, you are right, that's the best view for 100m.
I don't understand why we always see a fixed point form the finish line ...
It gives the impression sprinters at upper lines become suddenly faster ... so stupid.
Anyway, Powell technique is just amazing.
Técnica impecable by Asafa Powell!
This the only view that should be shown tbh
Omg yea camera angles never do justice
*i like Asafa Powell run style* 👏😁
Me too. His start and sprinting style is beautiful to watch. He reminds me of a graceful horse in full Sprint mode
Asafa Powell use to be my favorite 100m runner. Since he started losing his confidence especially against Usain Bolt, it just going downhill for him.
***** He won like 2 or three medals (for example bronze at Berlin in 2009)
Yes ! Asafa has class, and marvelous smooth technique. And, he is also a very nice human being.
Yam Nepali He has never had any problems racing Bolt...Asafa's issue is performing in major championship finals.
Yam Nepali don't forget that after he got banned for using drug/steroid use in 2013, his whole world started crumbling. Same with Tyson Gay. And Justin Gatlin after 2016, is slowing down and not getting the times as he used to, and Usain Bolt just did his final race yesterday. Seems like all our favorite sprinters are slowly disappearing from Track&Field. :'(
TJ Duncan dafuq are u talking about...First off Asafa won the trial for his drug accusations and he still ran many sub 10s after that, including multiple 9.8s and his fastest ever 60m! Also yesterday was not Bolts final race, it was his last race in Jamaica; I was there... He will be going to Ostrava and London ofc to run the 100m.
Great run . That awesome start and drive phase came from doing 200 starts per day during training
Asafa Powell was BLAZING FAST in this video, wish he had this when Bolt was running, it would be very interesting to watch.
Still probably my favorite race of all time. That drivephase omg!
Yep! That drive phase; phenomenal!
That was majestic. A beautiful run
9.72 with just +0.2m/s wind. Imagine what he would run if he had +1.5 - 2.0m/s wind!
He would have run about a 9.63. But then again if Usain Bolt had that wind speed (without the celebration) at the Olympics, it would have been about 9.52.
Idk fly?
HE EVEN SLOWED DOWN AT THE FINISH
They said without the celebration also in his world record he would have got around 9.53
9"63-9"65..
Bolt's body is not built for 100m with his enormous height. But Asafa's is perfect. The height, built, stride and ofcourse no hair 🔥😎
Yeah Bolt is a freak. With that massive body you'd expect him to be 4th or 5th in the race but he comes first.
@@AH-hz5xc makes no sense to say he isn't built for running - part of what made him so fast was his insanely long stride. If you're the fastest human in history then by definition you have to be built for running fast
It's the first i am seeing this video of Asafa back then. His starting point was incredible. Excellent 👏
It's strange how that he doesn't normally have such strong peformances when the field includes Sprinters like Blake, Bolt, Galtin and Gay.
Yeah just shows how the mental game comes into play
I think he was completely relaxed during the run... his problem in great events was mental strength
Love the enthusiasm of the announcers, especially when Asafa crosses the line and the time of 9.72 pops up and they’re like WHOA.
The perfect race.
new meet record !
Asafa Powell in his prime was a monster
Stephen Francis is a GOAT. He always manages to take underdogs and turn them into elite athletes. Plus he equips them with all the tools they need to have an impeccable form from start to finish. Most of his athletes, including this one, have admitted that when they first started training with him, their form was a mess. So what he was able to to with them on that front is simply amazing.
Powell has to be the most underrated sprinter in the world...
That sidecam is sick!
No matter who comes and says about Bolt and 100 M running for me the best man to run the 100 M track is this man right here Asafa Powell.... If he had just as good a trainer and a mentality of Bolt he would be on another level... So much respect for this man...
Arsalan Siddique, I totally agree with you. If he had a good trainer and mental strength and relaxation like Usain Bolt, he could have ran under 9:60 just like Usain Bolt. To me he is one of the best sprinters ever in the world and the only one who ran many 100 meter races under 9:95 seconds. He is lighter than Usain Bolt and well built, and had quicker paces and acceleration than Usian Bolt. Usain Bolt had longer and quick paces too.
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No other colour on that sprint. Fire 🥵🔥🖤
Best physic, ever, in sprinting!
tmat04 Justin gatlin?
BEAST MODE steroids, multiple PED'S. Stfu
@@beastmode3848 no, not as aesthetic nor as graceful and powerful, Asafa looks like he'd hurt you if you got in his way
@@StealthyG42 fuck you want, asafa popped to and so have many others, stfu about shit u dont know anything about boi
BEAST MODE "boi" lol stfu I actually compete I study these guys I know alot more than u keyboard warrior
For Asafa, I would say simply: physics 100% psyche 0%.
For once he ran all the way to the line! If he had done that at his 9.74-race in Rieti, then the time would have been even faster than this one!
That was a semi-final heat.
Loved me some Asafa... what a great sprinter he was.
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ASAFA WILL ALWAYS BE OUR SUPERSTAR
Nuff Respect Asafa Powell🔥
+Jonny Woodburn If you look closely at the side profile towards the end of the race, it looks like powell relaxes. Am I the only one that sees this?
anthony clarke Jonny Woodburn In the side replay you can see it too. That could have been a 9.67-65. Do you believe that he could be at this level now? Will he run again in the low 9.7's?
Jonny Woodburn I thought about that at the beginning of the season. It hasn't seemed to bother him thus far. Maybe he's like Blake, as coach mills said he running scared. I wouldn't use the word scared in Powell's case. Tentative or apprehensive would be more appropriate.
On numerous occasions Powell has admitted he should be running faster and has attributed his shortcomings to not being able to overcome the pressure to win. He's not mentioned the chronic groin pain but that could play a part as well.
I don't know Jonny. While Gatlin's start is very quick, I'm inclined to say that Powell would have given up no ground from the start. This was when Powell would launch out of the blocks with ease and breeze past everybody by the 20m mark.
+anthony clarke This race compared to yohan blake's 9.69, blake seems to ease up only at the 5-10m mark, probably has more speed endurance being a 200m sprinter. Here, powell relaxes at 60m, the bulk of his power was from the start to 60m and once he was ahead he eased up. If he had run all the way, I believe he could have shaved 0.2s even
vladmir put Preaching to the choir my friend. It's an unspoken fact that Powell is a sub 9.7 sprinter. He has shown time and time again that he has the ability. The only reason we've not seen it is because he's either injured, cracks under pressure or when he does go full blast he shuts down 10m before the line so we are left thinking 'what if'.
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Best 100m technician EVER!
his chances of 9.6 or better have come & gone because he became familiar with settling towards the end of the race. he likes to make it look easy. That was his problem.
+Govie Peebles No he can't! Where have u been for the last 10 years? Great athlete who has ran some phenomenal races and if I'm not mistaken, has the most sub 10 runs in History. With that being said, he folds under pressure on the big occasions.
This is the best executed race ever
Actually the race he ran 9.74 was his best. If you rewatch that race, he literally shut down at the 70 meter mark. If he had run full through, his time in that race would be around 9.65. Great sprinter. Just didn't have the mental game for the big races.
You gotta respect his endless acknowledgement to the crowd 😊
Luv Safa one of the greatest ❤
I once ran 8.6.........
60 metres ;)
Former world record holder, but only achieved two bronze medals in world level games. Such a pity.
He my be the greatest sprinting form all times..i think yohan blake mechanic is right up there too.. especially his firm in 2012..
This man run for a business. He wins all his money races. Best starter in the world. Sub 10 king
Clean cut 🎉❤
Those Days when powell was the Big man of the 100m 9.72
The probleme of Asafa was he had developped some kind of psychological blocage when running with strong finisher like tyson gay and bolt.... So smooth when run like this
Did he slow down before the finish line? looks like it honestly
I am ur fan asafa Powell I like it stride length super
Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt, the unbreakable record for 4x100m.
his technical way of running is just so smooth
I believe Asafa Powell could deliver BIGTIME in 2015, if he stays away from injuries
My favorite
Asafa Powell, 🐐🐐🐐💯
great quality
Ben Johnson , Carl Lewis , donovan Bailey , michael Johnson, Maurice Greene,asafa Powell, Justin Gatlin , Tyson gay , Usain Bolt , steve mullings, nesta Carter, su bingtain , Christian Coleman , Noah lyles , marcell jackobs
Asafa Powell has to have one of the coolest names.
ASAFA BLOODCLART POWELL!!!!!
haha he just ran a race at full speed and gives signatures at the end. so cool :>D
Great race!!!!
I would like to know the splits of this race
I remember when everyone thought dix was next up to be the fastest man
what means +2.0 m/s ???
最後ちょっと流してるな…
The synchrony between him and Walter Dix floating is supercool 😂
美しい
分かる
ここでまた世界記録更新してたら最高にアツい展開だったなぁ
When you realise 2008 is 'ONLY' 11 years ago.
12 now lol
13 now
14
Perfect muscle !!
Imagine asafa powell as a running back
While he has always been criticized for not keeping up with his best times in Olympics, once should also realise that it's all about the day, weather, the body response, etc. The margin at the highest level is so small that minor downside on the day can make one slide down to 5th position and on a good day, give a world record performance. Same happened with Lyles in 200m
Top 30 greatest sprinting performance (Male and Female)
Top 30 Men:
1. Bolt 100 2009 9.58
2. Bolt 200 2009 19.19
3. Warholm 400h 2021 45.94
4. Blake 200 2011 19.26
5. Bolt 200 2008 19.30
6. Bolt 100 2012 19.63
7. Lyles 200 2022 19.31
8. Johnson 200 1996 19.32
9. Bolt 200 2012 19.32
10. Benjamin 400h 2021 46.17
11. Dos Santos 400h 2022 46.29
12. Van Nierkerk 400 2016 43.03
13. JAM 4x100 2012 36.84
14. Bolt 100 2008 9.69
15. Gay 100 2009 9.69
16. Bolt 200 2011 19.40
17. Blake 100 2012 9.69
18. Johnson 400 1999 43.18
19. Blake 200 2012 19.44
20. Gay 100 2009 9.71
21. Bolt 100 2008 9.72
22. Powell 100 2008 9.72
23. JAM 4x100 2011 37.04
24. Knighton 200 2022 19.49
25. Reynold 400 1988 43.29
26. Lyles 200 2019 19.50
27. Warholm 400h 2021 46.70
28. Dos Santos 400h 2021 46.72
29. Powell 100 2007 9.74
30. Gatlin 100 2015 9.74
Top 30 Women:
1. Flojo 100 1988 10.49
2. Sydney 400h 2022 50.68
3. Flojo 200 1988 21.34
4. Koch 400 1985 46.70
5. ETH 100 2021 10.54
6. Shericka 200 2022 21.45
7. Shelly 100 2021 10.60
8. Jarmila 400 1983 47.99
9. ETH 200 2021 21.53
10. Sydney 400h 2022 51.41
11. Flojo 100 1988 10.61
12. ETH 100 2021 10.61
13. Sydney 400h 2021 51.46
14. Shericka 200 2022 21.55
15. Flojo 100 1988 10.62
16. Flojo 200 1988 21.56
17. Shelly 100 2021 10.63
18. Dalilah 400h 2021 51.58
19. Naser 400 2019 48.14
20. Koch 400 1982 48.16
21. Koch 400 1984 48.16
22. Sydney 400h 2022 51.61
23. Jeter 100 2009 10.64
24. ETH 100 2021 10.64
25. Thomas 200 2021 21.61
26. Koch 400 1986 48.22
27. Jones 200 1998 21.62
28. Perec 400 1996 48.25
29. Jones 100 1998 10.65
30. Schippers 200 2015 21.63
I am not accounting for different eras and progression of tracks and shoes. I am just going off purely times. Any performance you think shouldn't be on the list or I left out ?
Was this the last race he won?
I always believed Asafa Powell had the perfect body for a top sprinter. I’m sure he could have run legally under 9.70 . However he could never put it together in major events ! It’s a shame .
When the track and field world belonged to mr powell.
I think this race is best performance in his carrier
Powell is Great start , but Bolt is great top end speed.
Truth.
and then he ran a 9.95 in the olympic finals 3 months later then 9.74 after the olympics again.
Now this is a 9.72 which is nice speed too
What an insane time
I love asafa.it is very very sad he dont win in a gold medal
it must be really hard to know that you're not able to run your best when it comes to wc or olympic finals. I hope he get past that psychological stuff soon and run great in london
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4:54 EPIC
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It’s crazy cause he isn’t even moving his legs as fast as the other sprinters in the last 40 meters he’s just gliding with such a long stride, at great speed it’s ridiculous
Damn he destroyed here everyone lol.
I feel for Asafa. Never could get his act together at a major event. He would destroy everyone at the diamond league events but then at the Olympics or WC's he could never produce his best unlike Usain.
This was ridiculously fast