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Jamaica’s Asafa Powell breaks 100-meter record, clocks 9.77 seconds
ATHENS, Greece (AP) _ Asafa Powell set a world record in the 100 meters Tuesday, clocking 9.77 seconds at the Tsiklitiria Super Grand Prix meeting.
The Jamaican shaved one hundredth of a second off Tim Montgomery’s mark of 9.78, which was set in Paris in 2002.
“I’m very happy that … I achieved this performance,” Powell said. “I knew I could break the world record and I am very happy I succeeded.”
Aziz Frater of Ghana finished second Tuesday in 9.99 at Athens’ Olympics stadium, and Francis Obikwelu of Jamaica took third in 10.03.
The world class field also included Britain’s Jason Gardener. It was the first major sporting event in Athens since the Aug. 13-29 Olympics.
The 22-year-old Powell had already set the world’s fastest time this year with a 9.84-second sprint at the Jamaica International Invitational on May 8. He also ran a 9.85 on June 9 in the Czech Republic.
Before Montgomery, Maurice Greene was the record holder. He ran 9.79 seconds in 1999 at the same venue in Athens to break a 3-year-old record.