Bolt outruns Powell in cold and wind
Sunday, 7 September 2008
Usain Bolt rallied against cold, wind and Asafa Powell to win the 100 metres in 9.77 seconds Friday at the Van Damme Memorial in Brussels. (Source Internet) brRunning against a strong headwind in his season finale, the three-time Olympic champion had a bad start and watched Powell go ahead. But Bolt pulled even and used his long strides to finish 0.08 off the world record he set at the Beijing Games. brPowell, the only runner to defeat Bolt this season, finished second in 9.83. Nesta Carter made it a Jamaican sweep in 10.07. brThe Court of Arbitration for Sport will hear an appeal from the Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee to return Churandy Martina's silver medal in the 200 meters. Martina finished second to world record-setter Bolt, but was disqualified for running out of his lane. The silver medal was awarded to American Shawn Crawford, and teammate Walter Dix received the bronze.