01.04.2011 - Powell relishing return to UK

Former 100m world record holder Asafa Powell will race at the Aviva Birmingham Grand Prix on 10 July and then the Aviva London Grand Prix on 5-6 August.

  And to celebrate this, Goldfingers, a graffiti performance group created in Birmingham, created a wall mural which will be on display in Victoria Square on Friday 1 April. more

21.06.2010 - Powell aiming for world record as he takes on Gay

The fastest man in the world in 2010, Asafa Powell, and the former three-time World Champion, Tyson Gay, will meet for the first time this year in a double UK showdown at the Aviva British Grand Prix on July 10 and Aviva London Grand Prix August 13-14, with Powell targeting the World Record.

Although Gay and Powell have not raced against each other in the 100m since September last year, Gay currently edges the Jamaican in their head-to-heads with three wins in a row, taking him to 8-7.

However in 2010, Powell, the former world 100m record holder has already spoken of his desire to take the record back from his fellow Jamaican Usain Bolt and so far the signs are positive. more