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Powell admits giving up in final
(Agencies)
Updated: 2007-08-28 10:19
OSAKA, Japan - Jamaican world record holder Asafa Powell admitted
yesterday that he gave up during his world 100m final showdown with new
champion Tyson Gay.
Bronze medal winner Asafa Powell from Jamaica, right, congratulates gold
medalist Tyson Gay from the US during the medal ceremony for the men's
100m at the World Athletics Championships Monday, Aug. 27, 2007, in
Osaka, Japan. [AP]
"When I saw I wasn't in gold medal contention, I gave up. I just stopped
running," Powell told Reuters in an interview on Monday, less than 24
hours after he lost to the American. I said to myself there was no coming
back from this."
The loss was a major disappointment since Powell has never won a global
title despite having run a world record 9.77 seconds three times.
"I am not sure what is happening, but I can't be negative right now,"
said Powell, who failed to medal in the 2003 world championships and 2004
Olympics before missing the 2005 worlds through injury.
"I felt very free, very relaxed before the race," he said, reflecting on
Sunday night's drama. But when Tyson came on and gave me a little
pressure, I just panicked."
The leader through the first half of the highly anticipated race, Powell
faded to third behind Bahamian Derrick Atkins as Gay roared to his first
global title.
"In the middle of the race, the pressure got me," Powell said.
He promised to make amends by breaking his world record before the end of
the year.
"I didn't get to run fast at these world championships but I am going to
bounce right back," Powell said. "I am going out there and I am going to
give a world record."
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