Meeting The World's Fastest Man, Asafa Powell

Today I had the opportunity to meet Asafa Powell, the world's fastest man, who holds the 100m world record at 9.74 seconds at a function in Sydney. There were a large number of people who attended the event all hoping to capture a picture of the world record holder. When he was introduced to the crowd, he walked from the inside the building where he had a press conference to where a stage had been set up. As he walked near me, I stuck out my hand for a shake and he obliged with a smile. That was quite a thrill for me as I have always been a track and field fan ever since I was a young boy.

He is a very polite, softly spoken young man and he answered all the questions he was asked confidently. When asked if he ever was interested in playing cricket since he is from Jamaica, he replied by saying that he had played cricket when he was a younger but found it took too long to get a result. He likes speed! That's no surprise as he is the fastest man in the world.

I was able to get to the front of the stage and call out to him to look at my camera and he obliged with a thumbs up.



Overall, I found him to be a very down-to-earth person and willing to be amongst his fans.



I had a really fun time and I wish him all the best for the Beijing Oylympics.