KINGSTON, Jamaica– Former 100 metres world file holder Asafa Powell will likely be honored by promoters of the March 16-17 Elite Weekend with their Bleu & Bougie Famous person Award.
Powell, who broke the 10-second barrier a file 97 occasions, will obtain the accolade on day two of the occasion at historic Devon Home in Kingston.
Promoted by Elite Weekend, Bleu & Bougie will likely be on opening day, whereas White Soiree En Blanc takes place the next day.
Bleu & Bougie co-producer Jerry McDonald pointed to Powell’s achievements at main meets together with the Olympics and World Championships, for him being chosen.
Jerry McDonald
“Asafa has contributed considerably to the success of athletics globally. He has damaged the 100 metres world file twice, between June, 2005 and Might, 2008 with occasions of 9.77 and 9.74 seconds. He’ll ceaselessly be thought to be the ‘Sub 10 King’ in athletics, having damaged the 10-second barrier 97 occasions within the 100 metres, which is extra occasions than another athlete,” McDonald stated.
The 41 year-old Powell , who formally retired from skilled athletics in 2022, received three gold medals on the Olympics and World Championships as a member of Jamaica’s 4X100 metres relay staff. He additionally received 5 World Athletics Closing particular person gold medals over 100 and 200 metres.
He set the world file for 100 meters twice, between June 2005 and Might 2008 with occasions of 9.77 and 9.74 seconds. Powell’s finest time for that occasion is 9.72 seconds; his countryman Usain Bolt is the present world file holder over 100 meters with 9.63 seconds.
Powell is elated to be the newest recipient of the Bleu & Bougie Famous person Award.
Asafa Powell
“The love I obtain from the Diaspora in New York over time is properly felt all through my profession. The appreciation from the Diaspora I consider is stronger than the Jamaicans dwelling regionally,” stated Powell.
Earlier winners of the Bleu & Bougie Famous person Award embrace tv persona Safaree (Lloyd Samuels) of Love & Hip Hop; dancehall artists Bounty Killer and Nadine Sutherland, producer/sound system selector Kurt Riley and music business veteran Cristy Barber.
Bleu & Bougie and White Soiree En Blanc are well-liked occasions staged by Jamaicans in New York Metropolis.
