Photo: Erik F. Brandsborg
Today we have heard that Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell has pulled out of the 100 metres at the Aviva Grand Prix this Friday because of ongoing problems with his back injury.
Organisers confirmed on Wednesday that Powell was still struggling with the same injury that forced him to pull out of last Friday’s Diamond League meeting in Stockholm.
The 27-year-old said on Tuesday he had been nursing over the past month a series of injuries linked to an initial groin problem, and that he was monitoring his fitness “day by day”.
American Tyson Gay is now the only star sprinter competing at the London Grand Prix. World and Olympic 100m champion Usain Bolt had already disappointed locals when he said he would not be competing in Crystal Palace.
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