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YOKOHAMA, Sept 30: Jamaica’s Asafa Powell pulled up with a hamstring injury
during the men’s 200 metres at the season-ending Super Track and Field meeting
on Sunday.
The 100m world record holder limped off the track clutching his left leg in
agony after feeling a twinge coming off the bend in wet and cold conditions in
Yokohama.
“Asafa’s in a lot of pain right now,” Powell’s manager Paul Doyle told
reporters. “He felt a pain in his hamstring. It would indicate some kind of
tear, although probably a minor one.”
Powell had been in explosive form since being beaten by American Tyson Gay
in the 100m final at the world championships in Osaka last month.
Powell looked comfortable bursting from the blocks in Yokohama but pulled up
suddenly just before the home straight to give American J.J. Johnson a clear
path to victory in 20.64.—Reuters
