Asafa Powell opened his 2012 season with an impressive win after taking the men’s 50m dash at the US Open at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.

Fellow Jamaican Veronica Campbell-Brown blasted to 6.08 seconds to win the women’s 50m dash as well on the night.

Powell, using the indoor season to gear up for the Olympic Games in London later this summer, ran 5.64 second for first place, getting home ahead of training partner Nesta Carter, who ran 5.67 and Trell Kimmons of USA…

NEW YORK– Asafa Powell believes Jamaican sprinters could make a clean sweep of the men’s 100 metres dash at the London Olympic Games later this coming summer.

Jamaica now boost three of the world’s fastest sprinters in world record holder Usain Bolt, Powell and Yohan Blake and they will all start as strong contenders for the gold medal in London.

The likes of Americans Tyson Gay and Walter Dix, Trinidad and Tobago’s Richard Thompson and French record holder Christophe Lemaitre…

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Having risen from humble origins to international supremacy in athletics, Asafa Powell will be recognised for his achievements on February 4 at the Terra Nova Hotel, when he is slated to be presented with the highest award of the University of Technology (UTech), the Chancellor's Medal.

The honours to be bestowed on the World Championship 100-metre bronze medallist does not stop there, as he is in line to receive the prestigious Diana Award.

The Diana Award was established in…

Oslo, Norway - Triple World record holder Usain Bolt will be competing in the ExxonMobil Bislett Games on 7 June in Oslo, Norway in the 100m.

The meeting in Oslo is one of 14 Samsung Diamond League meets in 2012 and the first in which Bolt has confirmed his participation.

“I am looking forward to come back to Oslo and the Bislett Games this summer and try the 100 metres,” said Bolt, the 2011 Athlete of the Year. “I have so many good memories from this great city with its…