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title: "Asafa Powell pulls out of race with Usain Bolt and Tyson Gay"
description: "It was going to be the sprinting showdown of the year, but injuries have forced Asafa Powell to pull out of a race in Stockholm tomorrow. Powell has been in excellent form this season, clocking 9.82 seconds in the 100m. The only person who has matched that time this season is, you guessed it, Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt. Read more: BBC Sport"
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publisher: "Daily Maverick"
site: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za"
section: "Sport"
author: "Andy Rice"
author_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/andyrice/"
canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-08-05-asafa-powell-pulls-out-of-race-with-usain-bolt-and-tyson-gay/"
published: "2010-08-05T09:51:23"
updated: "2013-02-01T20:03:04"
lang: "en-ZA"
word_count: 1
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# Asafa Powell pulls out of race with Usain Bolt and Tyson Gay

> It was going to be the sprinting showdown of the year, but injuries have forced Asafa Powell to pull out of a race in Stockholm tomorrow. Powell has been in excellent form this season, clocking 9.82 seconds in the 100m. The only person who has matched that time this season is, you guessed it, Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt. Read more: [BBC Sport](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/8887522.stm)

By Andy Rice · Published 5 August 2010, 11:51 SAST · Updated 1 February 2013, 22:03 SAST

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