Asafa Powell sports his Li Ning outfit at Jamaica Trials
Monday, 28 June 2010 00:06
Asafa Powell in his Li Ning outfit at Sunday’s Jamaican TrialsIt’s now official; Asafa Powell is a Li Ning sponsored athlete. He ran in his new brand outfit at Sunday’s (27 June) Jamaican Trials.
“Yes it’s my first time running in Li Ning,” said Powell while confirming trackalerts.com breaking story that he signed with the Chinese company earlier this month.
Asked how different this is from Nike, Powell replied: “It doesn’t feel any different … I did not even notice it,” he added.
Asked about the deal, if it’s one he is happy with, he said: “It’s a good deal and I am comfortable with it.”
Trackalerts was reliably informed that Powell’s previous contract agreement with Nike, which ended on December 31, was in the region of US$750,000 but they were offering less than US$300,000 for a new deal, which was refused.
Paul Doyle, Powell’s manager, said this deal is better than what Nike was offering, but not as much as the previous deal.