April 2, 2013
Asafa pulls out of World Challenge meet
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former 100-metre world record-holder Asafa Powell has withdrawn from this weekend’s International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) World Challenge meet in Australia due to injury.
Powell’s suffered from tightness in his hamstring, which forced him to finish his heat in third place with a time of 12.32 seconds.
He will remain in Australia to greet fans at the Melbourne World Challenge, the IAAF said.