Former 100m world record holder Asafa Powell retires at 40

Four-time World Athletics Champion and former 100m world record holder Asafa Powell After celebrating his 40th birthday on November 23, the Jamaican native announced his retirement on Twitter on Sunday.

“Episode 40 And retirement, a new phase of life” Powell tweeted. “As I bid farewell to this sport, I would like to thank all of my loyal fans who have been by my side throughout my career and still are. I am also grateful for the opportunities the sport has given me. doing.”

Powell first set the 100m world record of 9.77 seconds in 2005, but lowered the mark to 9.74 seconds at the Diamond League competition in Gateshead, England, the following year.

He broke the record two more times and shrunk his 100m best to 9.74 seconds. usain bolt Broken in May 2008 (9.72). Bolt won gold in 9.69 seconds at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where he became the first runner to break 9.7 seconds.

Powell beat his rivals by winning four world athletics finals in the 100 m between 2004 and 2008. tyson gay Three times for Team USA. The youngster began to dominate the sport when Bolt came onto his 100 m scene in 2008, and Powell never won an individual Olympic or World Championship gold after that.

In 2013, Powell tested positive Although he had to withdraw from the 2013 World Athletics Championships because of the banned drug oxylofrine, he claimed he deliberately did not take the banned supplement. Increases endurance, concentration, alertness and heart rate.

Powell finished his career with one Olympic gold medal in the 4x100m relay at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Powell said in his career he ran under 10 seconds 97 times and his last 100 m race he did in May 2021, where in favorable winds (+4.5 m/s) he ran 10.07 seconds. Recorded.