July 04, 2009

Sports Briefs: Powell wins men’s 100 at Bislett Games  07/04/09 12:01 AM

OSLO, Norway - Asafa Powell overcame a poor start to win the 100 meters in a photo finish at the Bislett Games yesterday, but fell short of clocking his 50th time under 10 seconds. The former world record-holder from Jamaica finished strongly to win in 10.07 seconds, with runner-up Daniel Bailey of Antigua given the same time. The race was Powell’s second since returning from an ankle injury.

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