Published Mon, Jun 21 10 05:37 PM
Former world record holder Asafa Powell and world silver medallist Tyson Gay will meet for the first time this season over 100 metres at the Diamond League meeting in Gateshead on July 10, the IAAF said on Monday.
Gay, the second-fastest man in the world behind record holder Usain Bolt, has changed his distance from the 200 to the 100 for the Gateshead meeting.
"I know that I have a pretty serious race lined up with Gay competing as well and I'll be going all out to make sure that I get a faster time," Jamaican Powell, the fastest man this year, said in a statement.
"Myself and Tyson are clearly the two that are going after the world record but I truly believe that it's mine to lose at the moment."
American Gay, who has had a back problem, has yet to make his debut in the Diamond League series. The pair will face each other again in London in August.
"Racing against Asafa in London and Gateshead will mean that we are pushing each other to run faster and get closer to that 9.50 that I see as a real possibility and something that I'm aiming for," Gay said.
Bolt's world record is 9.58 seconds, set at last year's Berlin world championships.
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