In 2013, Asafa Powell tested positive for the stimulant oxilofrine along with teammate Sherone Simpson and voluntarily withdrew from the 2013 World Athletics Championships as a result, though both maintained they did not take any banned supplements knowingly or willfully.
19 Facts About Asafa Powell
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One week later at the World Cup in Athletics, the Americas team anchored by Asafa Powell recorded a DNF.
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On 5 January 2007, Asafa Powell received the Commonwealth Games Sports Foundation Athlete of the Year award.
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Unfortunately, Asafa Powell again injured his groin while running the final at the Jamaica Championships.
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Later, Asafa Powell admitted that he panicked and gave up after seeing Tyson pass him, allowing Derrick Atkins to overtake.
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Remarkably, Asafa Powell eased up in the final few metres of his record-setting run, indicating that he was saving his strength for the final.
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On 29 January 2008, Asafa Powell received the RJR Sports Foundation's 2007 Sportsman of the Year award.
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On 11 July, Asafa Powell suffered his third injury of 2008 while leading in Heat 1 of the Golden Gala Roma, eventually finishing fifth.
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On his return to Jamaica, Asafa Powell was honoured in a homecoming celebration and received an Order of Distinction in recognition of his achievements at the Olympics.
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On 16 April, Asafa Powell was nominated for the Laureus World Team of the Year award, as a member of the 2008 Jamaica Olympic Sprint Team.
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The Jamaica Observer cited a "highly placed source" when reporting that Asafa Powell had turned his ankle in training at Utech.
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At the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, Asafa Powell took bronze in the finals of the 100 m meet with a time of 9.84 seconds, while compatriot Bolt broke his own world record by running 9.58 seconds.
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Later, it was reported that Asafa Powell had suffered minor cramps on his left calf muscles, which was why he had to slow down.
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Unfortunately for Asafa Powell, there was not a 'next race' for him.
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Later, after overcoming a bad start, Asafa Powell won the final to be titled National Champion for the fifth time in his career.
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On 5 August 2012, Asafa Powell ran in the final of the 100 m race at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom.
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On 14 July 2013 Asafa Powell announced he had had tested positive for the banned drug oxilofrine in 2013 and withdrew from the 2013 World Athletics Championships as a result, but maintained that he did not take any banned supplements knowingly or willfully.
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In 2003, Asafa Powell lost another brother during the week of the Jamaica National Championships.
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One year after the death of Michael, Vaughn Asafa Powell suffered a heart attack while playing a game of American football.