Lyles picks man who never won individual Olympic medal as most complete sprinter

"We are the world capital of the esprint," Asafa Powell, a former world super-marquist of 100 metres (9.77 in 2005 and 9.74 in 2007), declared with pride one of the great figures of Jamaican athletics whose brilliant trajectory was eclipsed in his last years by the eruption of Usain Bolt. "Aphasta", the former prince [...] The entry Jamaica is "the world capital of the esprint", says Asafa Powell to the AFP was first published in Information Foc…

Lyles picks man who never won individual Olympic medal as most complete sprinter

Defending Olympic 100m Champion Noah Lyles named Usain Bolt’s teammate Asafa Powell as the most complete sprinter of all time. It was a surprise answer for most casual fans who would select Bolt but Powell is a highly respected athlete amongst the professionals.  Lyles snubbed Bolt when naming the most perfect sprinter in historyGetty Bolt dominated the sprint field from 2008 to 2016 winning 19 gold medals at the Olympics and World Championships…

'My kids not running for Jamaica' - Asafa Powell declares as he calls out poor support system in sprint factory nation

Jamaican sprint legend Asafa Powell adamantly stated that his kids will not run for Jamaica and regrets his decision to stay in the country when he had offers to switch nationalities during his early career years.