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Jamaican former world record holder Asafa Powell and American Tyson Gay will face off in the 100m at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix on Sunday.
Organisers had previously said the sprint rivals would not
participate in the post-season meet, but announced on Thursday they
would appear, after triple Olympic and world sprint champion Usain
Bolt pulled out, citing fatigue.
"Asafa Powell and his American rival Tyson Gay will compete...The rivalry of the two superstars sets the stage for what is
expected to be one of the most heated races at the competition,"
organisers said in a statement.
The 100m race is now expected to be a highlight of the Shanghai
event along with the anticipated comeback of hometown hurdling hero
Liu Xiang, whose foot injury forced him to dramatically pull out of
the Beijing Olympics.
Russian pole vault queen Yelena Isinbayeva will also compete in
Shanghai in a bid for redemption after failing to win a medal at
the world championships in Berlin, where she was chasing an
unprecedented third consecutive world gold.
Gay won gold in the 100m in the 2007 world championships but
finished runner-up in Berlin last month to world record holder
Bolt.
Powell held the 100m world record of 9.72 seconds before Bolt
set a series of stunning new marks, including his latest of 9.58
seconds.
Gay and Powell are also scheduled to compete at a meet in the
southern South Korean city of Daegu on September 25. Bolt has
withdrawn from that event as well.
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