A maiden world title rather than another world record is Asafa Powell's priority this year, according to the Jamaican sprinter's manager.Powell, who twice equaled his 100 meters world record of 9.77 seconds last season, has set his sights on claiming gold at the world championships in Osaka, Japan.
"It's pretty undeniable right now he's the top sprinter in the world," Paul Doyle told Reuters after Powell pulled out of his first race of the year on Sunday because of a knee injury.
"But not having a world championship medal or an Olympic medal makes him extra hungry. Osaka is definitely his number one goal of the year but, in addition to that, he just wants to continue doing what he was doing last year and that's win every race.
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