On June 14, 2005 (May 8, 2005 in the lunar calendar), Powell set a new world record in 100-meter track and field. Pictured: Asafa Powell On June 14, 2005, 22-year-old track and field star Asafa Powell of Jamaica broke the men's 100-meter sprint world record in Athens, Greece, in 9.77 seconds. The time was a hundredth of a second faster than the 9.78 seconds set by American Montgomery in Paris in 2002. Powell broke the world record at the Tsiklitiria Track and Field Super Grand Prix in Athens. "I'm very happy... I did it", Powell said after completing the race at Athens Olympic Stadium. "I know I can break the world record and I'm very happy that I made it." In fact, Montgomery's previous world record is now facing the possibility of being cancelled. Because of his connection to the doping scandal at the BALCO laboratory in the United States, the International Court of Arbitration for Sport held a hearing this month. If Montgomery took the drug, he will face a lifetime ban, and if it can be proved that the world record he set in 2002 is related to doping, the former world record will be cancelled. Then, in the world record list, second only to Powell, will be the 9.79 seconds set by the American Green in Athens on June 16, 1999. Coincidentally, the place where Green set the world record is also the Olympic Stadium - Athens is a sprinter's paradise, it is true! At last year's Athens Olympics, Powell only finished fifth in the 100-meter final, and the champion was American Gatlin. This season, before Powell broke the world record, he has shown very strong momentum. On May 8 this year, at the Jamaica International Invitational, he set a time of 9.84 seconds (the same time as Gatlin's Athens championship), becoming the first runner to run under 10 seconds this year; and on June 9, he ran 9.85 seconds in Ostrava, Czech Republic. It is incredible that the latter time was achieved in low temperature and wind and rain. The results in the Czech Republic have made the media generally optimistic about him setting a new world record in Athens. And he himself and his coach Francis said that as long as Athens completes the set goals, there is no need to rush to break the world record. After all, breaking the world record in Athens can only get 50,000 US dollars in prize money, which seems to be less cost-effective than the 100,000 US dollars in the world championships. Keywords: Powell New World Record Hundred Meters