Powell asserts his power

ASAFA POWELL will arrive for his 100 metres clash with Tyson Gay in Friday night's Aviva London Grand Prix with his confidence bolstered after a brilliant win over Usain Bolt in last night's IAAF Super Grand Prix in Stockholm.

Powell, rather than Bolt – who took away his world record by two hundredths of a second with a time of 9.72sec at the end of May – produced the lightning start in the 1912 Olympic stadium. That swiftness out of his blocks carried him into an unassailable lead although his younger Jamaican rival nearly snatched what would have been a dramatic victory with a storming finish, just 100th of a second behind.

"My start was very good but I did make mistakes, particularly in the last 20 metres when I slowed down too early," said the 25-year-old Commonwealth champion who clocked a season's best of 9.88sec ahead of Bolt with Norway's Jaysuma Ndure third.

"But I'm very excited with the win and looking forward to meeting with Tyson in London."