Powell defends Bolt

Former World record holder Asafa Powell has come to the defense of his Jamaican teammate and sprint phenomenon Usain Bolt, following recent comments made by American sprint legend Carl Lewis.



Lewis raised stern doubts over Bolt’s recent stunning performances but stopped short of accusing the 22 year old sprint marvel of doping.



Lewis said recently that questions needed to be asked when a runner could lower his times from 10.03 seconds to a World record 9.69 seconds in the space of a year.



Powell said he is very disappointed with the words of Lewis.



Powell further said he expected his teammate’s dominance because Bolt is very talented.



Bolt raised eyebrows in Beijing last month, when he sped to World record times in capturing three gold medals at the 29th Olympiad.



Lewis, the star of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics with four gold medals, also questioned Jamaican Veronica Campbell Brown’s failure to make the 100 metres team for the recent Olympics.