Asafa Powell, the last man to hold the 100m world record prior to his compatriot Usain Bolt, admitted to a Jamaican disciplinary hearing on Tuesday that he had a hazy knowledge of the World Anti ...

The track community is aghast following the news of Ruth Chepngetich being provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit for using a banned substance.

(USATSI) Jamaican sprinter and former 100m record holder Asafa Powell was suspended for 18 months on Thursday, a result of a positive doping test stemming from last summer’s national championships.

Two days after fellow Jamaican sprinter Sherone Simpson received an 18-month doping suspension, former 100-meter world-record holder Asafa Powell was hit with the same penalty after testing ...

Following this, retired athlete Asafa Powell went candid about Team Jamaica’s performance these seasons. "With us Jamaicans, we had an error, and you know we are on a low right now.

These days, the World’s Fastest Man is Jamaica’s Asafa Powell. Earlier this month, he lowered the record to 9.74 seconds at a meet in Italy.

Powell ran a world-leading 6.44 seconds to win the fifth of seven qualifying heats and edge tantalizingly close to Maurice Greene's 18-year-old world indoor record of 6.39.

Powell has asked the Court of Arbitration for Sport to reduce his penalty from 18 months to three months. “This ruling is not only unfair, it is patently unjust,” he wrote on his website.

RIETI, Italy – Asafa Powell bettered his world record in the 100 meters Sunday, running 9.74 seconds at the Rieti Grand Prix. The Jamaican set the mark in the second of two heats to reach the… ...

Says Powell, “We all have great seasons, but Gatlin is not untouchable; 9.74 seconds is something that I’ve surpassed.” Powell has only run faster than 9.74 once—a 9.72 in September 2008.

Physically, Asafa Powell is the perfect height, weight and build, everything for a sprinter." Powell has finished no better than fifth in three 100-meter finals at the Olympics.

Asafa Powell will have to watch from the sideline as his Jamaican teammates compete in the upcoming Commonwealth Games, but the world-class sprinter says he is happy to be running again after a ...