100m - Asafa Powell - 9.77 - Golden League Zürich 2006

Zürich 18.08.2006

[@joycebyrou5560]

Asafa held Jamaica down in a time when it was only him. His was d name on everyone’s lips. We have to give him his dues & his respect

[@omarwilliams6729]

No respect for that breadfruit eating punk! If it wasn't for Bolt Jamaica wouldn't have anything to brag about!

[@claudetteclarke8437]

So so true he deserves all the respect

[@N17-o2r]

Powell only able to perform outside of major champs. When titles/medals on the line he choked big time

[@nyzingafabulos104]

@@omarwilliams6729 omar williams i wonder if is the omar from mona school asafa is good bolt is just great

[@Nubako463]

@@nyzingafabulos104Jesus said said to him I’m way, the truth and the life no man come to the Father but by Me John 14:6

[@sipnog3528]

Powell was 🔥🔥🔥. He held down Jamaica splendidly, alone when there were no Jamaican star power. Now because of Bolt and Blake people chose to forget about his achievements and judged him. He had his peak , people , and aged like any other.

[@N17-o2r]

Achievements ? 😀 Bolt 13 individual golds at olympic/worlds Powell 0 No comparison

[@jbreezy4958]

@@N17-o2r He holds the Guiness World Record for the most sub 10 runs in competition. That is an achievement. Also he held the 100m world record before Bolt. Not many can say they've held that record. The man isn't as succesful as BoIt in individual medals but he has his own achievements. Further, the OP was not even comparing the two; they were simply stating that before Bolt, Asafa was Jamaica's "star" athlete for sprint races

[@bloggernatzm9295]

This moment is the one which changed the history of 100m sprints for the next decade. His world record ensured American dominance in the 100m sprint was well and truly over. Its been 4 olympics and no gold in 100m for USA

[@austinchinwe7968]

Asafa was really good in his primes...biggup mandem!!.

[@N17-o2r]

Really Good outside major competitions or running against the clock. Really good at choking too

[@Nubako463]

@faustindutoybouley534For the wages of sin is death but the free gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord Romans6:23

[@TheAestheticTed]

He started the Jamaican resurgence. Big Up The Big Man Powell!

[@pretorei5067]

Com poder no nome fica fácil 😂 💪

[@TheAestheticTed]

@@pretorei5067 yeah. Power. Powell 😅

[@pretorei5067]

@@TheAestheticTed 😂🤝

[@BugattianVeyronian]

​The King of Sub-10 is a title that will remain with him for some time.

[@arcticwanderer2109]

best running style of any sprinter ever. Also the best body

[@MarciaSantos-ox1fk]

No matter what, Asafa’s form and speed were absolutely FLAWLESS ❤

[@mtprsy]

Jesus, i forgot how good Powell actually was. Epic form. Flawless.

[@prince7977]

Hello you still here?

[@mtprsy]

@@prince7977 yup

[@valentinostewart7883]

Good hustler

[@prince7977]

@@mtprsy after 9 years wow

[@sipnog3528]

Lots of people are forgetting just because later on Blake and Bolt emerged. Every Athlete has a peak then age crops up

[@realbro1415]

If only Asafa could have ran like this in the Olympics and World Championships...

[@pretorei5067]

Oque aconteceu?

[@jesusourlord4614]

Asafa still could run these times consistently in 2011 and after, if he could just focus only on his lane... He thinks about the persons he's running with. .., then again he has the groin problem.. But all due respect to Asafa.... World class sprinter every time

[@nevillewhite1966]

Wow. I had totally forgotten about his groin problems. Amazing professionalism of many famous people who takes criticism silently.

[@slighce]

I don’t know what’s his problem on the big stage

[@user-co1gi7yd2r]

SlighceTUNES dont know? Pressure, perhaps?

[@georgiabarker6852]

@@slighce He is an amazing sprinter who, unfortunately, is not mentally strong. So, he crumbles under the pressure on the big stage.

[@beresbailey1790]

Great sprinter ....weak minded raas

[@lornajackson4601]

That was an excellent race. No misgivings or lack of focus.

[@Gamrider]

Best runner when pressure is off.

[@siddhantpandey2000]

When Asafa Powell ruled the 100 metres

[@afrobuddy4801]

ruled is a strong word. He never won a single individual gold medal at olympics/worlds

[@N17-o2r]

@@afrobuddy4801 💯% correct

[@jbreezy4958]

@@afrobuddy4801 True but he holds the Guiness World Record for the most sub 10 runs in competition so he clearly was doing something.

[@hatakeanime1254]

@@jbreezy4958 means nothing when he had no medals lol

[@engkunurmarwan6039]

​@@hatakeanime1254you aint shit bruh. Try do it then . Be in guinness book of record

[@MrGloryglorymanutd18]

One of the fastest men ever but chocked on the big stage.only ever won gold in 4x4 and when the pressure was of he could run nearly as fast as bolt.

[@vevenamcleish6533]

4×100

[@szymon6207]

37.40 sec on iaaf 2005

[@user-ry4kj9rq1q]

Among the best of the best

[@sanjayKumar-gm1wu]

Asafa Powell was star before Usain Bolt

[@N17-o2r]

No individuals gold medals on the big stage Bolt won 13 - there’s only 1 star

[@azharabdullah2753]

Nice day for Asafa...legend

[@N17-o2r]

Legendary choker

[@nivan231]

Great Sprint.. he is a super sprinter..

[@aarontaylor2808]

▶ I miss these golden moments in track and field,these men were, and still are ,true athletes 💯of the highest caliber. Long may they reign 👏🏆

[@sister2sister894]

Asafa in all his glory

[@lovelace9813]

Always love Powell he was very fast and humble but that groin injury put him through hell. Only thing I dislike he always have a great start then slows down at or near the finishing line. Sometimes I wonder if this injury was there all along and he didn't want to push too hard to make it worst, but nevertheless my respect to him.

[@littlebenjamin5856]

He couldn't run any faster...it's just his technique... his acceleration is great but he can't maintain his top end speed right through...he needed 200m stamina...same with Coleman

[@nyzingafabulos104]

@@littlebenjamin5856 you know whats going on

[@piwo]

Race starts at 3:35

[@sherinesherwood2683]

To Walter Alexander Asafa do not do drugs, list a drugist who is humble. What they found Asafa with was not steroids. Does Asafa looks like he enjoys the limelights. Asafa runs because he was told that he can run. Follow the man's career before you make jealous accusation.

[@cheikhniang7247]

respect to him

[@MrOgrecords]

Sub 10 king

[@Manneeyy]

I watch a lot of his race and I realized he slows down getting to the end or he give when he sees he’s not winning

[@latifmoruf6720]

Exactly

[@andreten4780]

That probably shows that he is watching what is around him too much rather than have a tunnel vision. Laser focus

[@virginiaattakumah8603]

Yep I noticed that too

[@PM-nq7bl]

anybody in 2020🏃🏻‍♂️

[@skyla-idiot]

Anyone that sees this comment in the next year will be in 2020. What type of comment is this?🤦🏼‍♂️

[@saltynutz5347]

No i am in 1998! Sick of these stupid comments

[@skyla-idiot]

Salty Nutz exactly!

[@pedromanuelbordones9194]

@@saltynutz5347 y y IIb. Ooou

[@pedromanuelbordones9194]

@@skyla-idiot kk

[@chapdem8576]

honestly a never knew asafa used to last dem usa bredda ya eno..real legend

[@littlebenjamin5856]

Are you young??? Only time Asafa choked was in the finals of a major championship..like Olympics and world championship

[@chapdem8576]

@@littlebenjamin5856 yes I'm young

[@teslacybertruck750]

The good old days when Asafa could actually finish a race.

[@jonjon-ij9vz]

What an amazing runner asafa but needed to be marketed properly and performed best in big races

[@kaiyang8141]

Asafa was the most powerful people that year.

[@1joelthecreator]

When powell was the fastest those Days

[@temitopeadeusi4756]

If only they knew who was coming a year later

[@kurokilance9167]

When powell at the peak

[@phaethon1988]

Hopefully Gatlin and Gay and Powell can do well these next 3 years. They were all born the same year interestingly enough.

[@anthonyclarke2253]

phaethon1988 Its like you had crystal ball eh. They're even meeting up in July for crying out loud.

[@TheBoss-ey1li]

+phaethon1988 flashback you Are a true track fan sir salute!!!

[@ewaf88]

Well Gatlin did well - but looks like Gay and Powell are sadly passed their best

[@theresakeys1660]

Yes, that is interesting😍

[@chevangordon6758]

One of the fastest man to ever touch the track only to choke on the big stage, smh he is still the no 1 for me. Your the man bolt but Asafa is still the 9.77 man who allowed us to see that all was possible.

[@chevangordon6758]

Ur

[@mrbilingual]

Well, as we now know, NO GOLD for Tyson! What is really strange is that Tyson had the race up to 20 yards to go. He is known for kicking away, even from Bolt. He did this in England earlier this year, and left Bolt behind. I think there is a witch on his back-so to speak. He can never seem to break even.

[@anilpandey6923]

I didnt understand anything that the commentators mentioned....but they were simply brilliant..😂

[@pamgrant481]

anil pandey 😂🤣😅😀

[@mauteen]

I'm not excited about mens track & field like I was in these days

[@bestopinion9257]

Tyson was faster than Asafa in the second part. Asafa accelerated better at start.

[@h4rder10]

same story in every single race they've raced.

[@keylimetrpt]

@@h4rder10 I'm a Tyson and Asafa fan, both legends. Asafa made it to the finish first here, the only thing that matters.

[@ghaffarellis]

The is most often the result. Asada is one of the best from the start.

[@rhettpalmer5477]

If he was faster he would have won and had a faster time, makes sense doesn't it ?

[@bestopinion9257]

@@rhettpalmer5477 No, it doesn't make sense. Read again. I said about start part and second part. And yes, it is possible to be faster in the last 50 m and still lose in overall 100 m race.

[@jojo24love]

He is still good

[@kenishareid592]

Congratulations to team Jamaica athlete mr A. Powell.

[@chopzmasta07]

I feel sorry for Tyson lol, first there was powel, now he has bolt and there's Blake. As much as I love the Jamaican team, I know that Tyson gay is going to be very hungry for gold in London. It's going to be EPIC

[@neilnelmar8007]

Despite his cheating he still couldn't beat Bolt .infact he didn't even medal

[@yvonnieholness9895]

The Sub 10 King smooth iiieenuh 😂😂😂❤❤❤

[@ROLproductions1]

real talk man

[@emielh7980]

Best printer ever

[@sympaticoo1]

Really !!!

[@blackmamba-un2mv]

Bolt is the best ever.

[@pamgrant481]

Jonny Woodburn dwl 😭😭🙂😃😀

[@Horkruksable]

I didn't know Powel was a printer.

[@stonew1927]

I don't understand. How were the times flashed at the beginning of the video before they raced?

[@peters6119]

That was his season best so far that year. He equalled it in this race.

[@sign05]

Powell need to get back to this form and hunger to win.

[@kemybolt]

He is 37-38 year old now

[@hottaste34]

Kemy Bolt they commented this 8 years ago when’s the man was in his 20s

[@kemybolt]

@@hottaste34 he was 30 8 years ago moron

[@hottaste34]

Kemy Bolt so! And aren’t you the one commenting/replying to someone who commented 8 years ago. So who’s the fucking moron now? You edoit

[@JohneeTruther]

The thing about track and field is bringing your 99% game will cost you. Say your PR in the 100m is 10.00....so a 99% game is a 1% slower time. Meaning 10.00 x 0.01 = __0.10__ seconds quite a margin to win or lose buy. While you are bringing a 99% game the guy beside you decided to bring his 100% game and the race is won...

[@TheShadien]

lol bolt won and blake came second but my baby asafa got injured thats ok he sitll made us proud he`s coming home to us with the others as a pioneer for life jamaica has made history on her birthday team jamaica for ever

[@danaclark9175]

Sprinter in lane 7 (maybe leonard scott) clearly stepped on lane line and maybe even over lane line several times. Is that legal in sprinting?

[@JohneeTruther]

I'd like to see the win rate of the top Jamaicans vs the top US 100 meter guys. Of course Bolt has a winning record against US but what about the other Jamaicans like Powell or Blake vs Tyson Gay or Gatlin?

[@boreed5734]

One of the few times Powell beats Gay, there are many more races when Gay beats Powell even running him down a few times but not this time.

[@orvillebennett9504]

Name one time Tyson Gay beat Asafa Powell in 100m pre Osaka?

[@peters6119]

Powell was never fit enough to run his fastest in major championship finals. He could not recover from the heats and semis so he never ran a PB in a major final while other athletes were running their best race of the year in the major final so he could never win the big one. The Bolt came along and that was it for Powell's chances at winning. There are a few drug comments here. Powell was coached for years by Stephen Francis and many of that group, including Powell have failed drug tests. Interestingly enough, the other major sprint training group in Jamaica, Bolt's group coached by Glen Mills, has not had any failed drug tests to my knowledge. So if you want to know if a Jamaican sprinter is clean just check which training group they are in and you might have a good idea.

[@qzc3E9]

powell failed the test because he took a supplement, and the company did not put that ingredient on the label. powell sued and they settled the case.

[@jasonthedream]

Blake tested positive.

[@PrinceJeniFX]

It was all celebration until usain bolt stepped in later on

[@kezza454]

the only time bolt raced tyson gay this year was in the olympics, and the only time he;s beaten him fairly recently was in 2010 just before bolt got his back injury

[@khushalsinghrajput4776]

Tyson always drink water before race 😂 Pressure

[@MOD-xr7fq]

Почему то все хорошие результаты в беге на 100 метров показывают тогда, когда с права них бежит Тайсон Гэй

[@tmat04]

I would really like to know why, for the last couple of years, Powell just can't be that competitive...Why can't he be this confident when he is running against top sprinters? Maybe he needs to stop relying on FAITH and just be confident, and put in the necessary efforts needed to win.

[@Element21VA]

Nay he should continue in faith because as it is written we walk by faith and not by sight and as it is written its impossible to please God without faith

[@9wiseart117]

Those were top sprinters in this race though.

[@Element21VA]

Faith in Jesus Christ is a good thing, if that is where his faith is in by all means let it flurish and prosper

[@doopdapps1088]

Is this before or after he got banned for drugs?

[@user-xf7ti9rc5f]

The competition between Paul and Tyson was crazy so that Bolt came all of them became nothing

[@matevo7745]

No one accelerates faster than Powell

[@N17-o2r]

Also, no one chokes faster the Powell

[@deepaesther6440]

😂​@@N17-o2r

[@pimentdanskui1402]

Poor girl with flowers

[@d0cn0tes]

If I were to build a sprinter, I would use Asafa Powell as the template.

[@disizshard]

Tyson gay was always right there when a world record was set

[@user-co1gi7yd2r]

Damn, ben’s record stood for almost 20 years...

[@tolulopeademuyiwa5715]

It was Maurice greene record Ben use drug

[@user-co1gi7yd2r]

tolu and ade ademuyiwa got caught*

[@theresakeys1660]

Yayyy! Aaa- Saa- Faaa!!!

[@desidee6973]

Then came BOLT 2008

[@TheoOJamaloO1]

Tyson Gay 2007 World Champion 100m and 200m after that came Bolt.

[@presirealist]

he has a chronic groin injury. doubt he will reach this form with that injury

[@mistadanny2844]

5:31 beautiful

[@Diagnosis777]

Tyson was bound to take drugs, too much pressure was put on him to beat Usain

[@andyh1408]

It's the last minute sips of water

[@Andrembramwell]

@@peoplegetslapped1502 gay was a decent sprinter 10.2s but never anything spectacular i think he started using after barton county community college he cant run anymore blew his body up running those crazy 9.6 times

[@neilnelmar8007]

@@Andrembramwell he blew his body up because of drug he had taken

[@neilnelmar8007]

I think he started taking drug in 2007

[@Andrembramwell]

@@neilnelmar8007 yep i run sprints if you take drugs to go past your sprinting limits you will eventually fry out your system tyson gay just ran 10.3 here in houston sad sight to see he will probably be running 10.8s soon

[@chinthalapatyzimran8800]

It was Asafa before bolt.

[@tomasikoroivosa4293]

Powell was fast in 2006/2011 but in 2015 he lost his 100m finals to justin gatlin

[@N17-o2r]

Powell lost EVERY final he was in 😂

[@littlebenjamin5856]

@@N17-o2r except the commonwealth

[@N17-o2r]

@@littlebenjamin5856 which means everything. Said no one

[@royjohnson1747]

@Faustin Dutoy Bouley u realised bolt has nothing to prove after 2016 opympics. Asafa is still running because he has something to prove. Why should bolt keep running if he already accomplish almost everything in sprinting.

[@jospinthompson4294]

The man never had the self-belief to win a BIG one.

[@Bettahouses]

I thought i am watching some sort of advertisement 😂

[@highflyer4]

tyson wasnt going to run under 9.63 anyway, even his best 9.69 was with a huge tail wind.

[@r0manovic]

dude there was a slight headwind that race bolt ran 9,58

[@africangodman6145]

Tyson Gay's fastest time so far has been 9.71 when he ran against Yohan Blake. Research that.

[@highflyer4]

@@africangodman6145 Tyson gay ran 9.69 with a 2.0m/s tail wind in Shanghai in 2009. He ran a 9.71 against bolt in Berlin.

[@africangodman6145]

@@highflyer4 Okay, that's with the tail wind as you stated. Did Yohan Blake have a tail wind when he ran against Tyson Gay and clocked up 9.69? 🤔

[@africangodman6145]

@@highflyer4 Yohan won that race against Tyson Gay, facts.

[@kashawnkelly4340]

Where did dis Asafa go

[@bobbenjamin395]

Asafa was asafa them time dy

[@Michael_from_EU_Germany]

Asafa Powell: Convicted as a doper and a cheater. Tyson Gay: Convicted as a doper and a cheater. Francis Obikwelu: Convicted as a doper and a cheater.

[@herewegoagain4041]

Now you know why a "natural" 9.58 placed 3 behind 1st place 9.90 at 2017 worlds championship. What was different at this race? It was made known.........after........ all the athletes arrived and settled in. Super strict dope testing was in full effect. Au'natural got mad when reporter correlated slow times to strict dope testing.

[@kchilaka]

Race is at 3:30

[@sam3kperv]

🎉

[@MotionAthlete]

Go to 3:38

[@linvalrogers966]

Can't see how u could ran this fast n fuck up in the Olympics n let Green beat u smh

[@N17-o2r]

Biggest choker in sporting history

[@dcclyde575]

If a lion chased you in 100m, I bet you'll beat the WR. And then faint after

[@littlebenjamin5856]

Nah you'd still get mauled to death...can't run 50miles and hour ..not even 30mph

[@patricioeugeniogomezarangu7965]

GRANDE POR SIEMPRE ASAFA

[@goldenpq]

Noooo kickaaami yet

[@daniella921]

Asafa Powell my all time fave sprinter, along side Allyson Felix. If only Asafa had given me a baby then he wouldnt have groin injuries. Lol

[@africangodman6145]

He might of damage something else down below ON YOU SISTER LOL 😁.

[@daniella921]

@@africangodman6145 hahaha Im allowed to dream.

[@africangodman6145]

@@daniella921 That's true sis, your not hurting no ones feelings 😁.

[@Horkruksable]

Dafuq

[@chopzmasta07]

Indeed

[@Travelmoreoften]

Who is that lady at 2:55?

[@azharabdullah2753]

Wow

[@marcdecoster4410]

Tous très sexys !

[@SONICE69]

I must say I concur 100%- ALl the fastest times, NONE of the medals on a BIG STAGE- Not even funny anymore......

[@TheFinisherMrC]

How skinny does Tyson Gay look on this?!

[@petermernagh9991]

Before drugs maybe

[@yebosuwa]

Peter Mernagh performance enhancing drugs make you big? You sound dumb!

[@pompolini3607]

Doper

[@goldenpq]

Bouy a go run weh wid de moneeeeey

[@tawon1984]

What were the other times 😑

[@daverock78]

Powell will run even faster is bolt was there

[@N17-o2r]

Funny, everytime he faced bolt (bar maybe 1 or 2 times) he actually seemed to run slower. Usually so slow he wouldn’t even finish top3

[@massimozaganelli4955]

3:34

[@shawntucker6405]

Go to 5:04

[@missjrich2198]

Tyson could win if there were no jamaicans in the race. Maaaaad 1😭😭😭

[@TheoOJamaloO1]

Tyson won a lot against Powell and Bolt a few times

[@johnmartin8228]

Lol