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Fastest 3 to face off at Stockholm Diamond League

(China Daily)
Updated: 2010-07-30 11:40

(L to R) Asafa Powell of Jamaica, Christophe Lemaitre of France and Usain Bolt of Jamaica compete in the men's 100 meters at the IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting at the Stade de France Stadium in Saint-Denis, near Paris July 16, 2010. [Photo/Agencies]

Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt and top sprint rivals Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell will meet for the first time this year in a 100m showdown at the Stockholm Diamond League meet next week.

The clash on Aug 6 will be the first including Jamaican Bolt, American Gay and Bolt's compatriot Powell since they took gold, silver and bronze at the 2009 Berlin World Championships, meeting director Rajne Soderberg said on Wednesday.

It will match the three fastest men of all-time with Bolt the world record holder at 9.58 seconds, followed by Gay (9.69) and Powell (9.72).

Bolt has beaten Gay in both of their 100m races. He holds an 8-1 edge over Powell, the loss coming at the 2008 Stockholm meet.

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Tyson Gay of the US celebrates his second place finish in the men's 100 meters final during the world athletics championships at the Olympic stadium in Berlin August 16, 2009. [Photo/Agencies]