Updated: April 30, 2008, 1:57 AM ET
Powell, out for 2 months with chest injury, should be ready for Olympics
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- World-record holder Asafa Powell won't race for the next two months because of a chest injury. His manager says the sprinter will be able to run at the Beijing Olympics in August.
Powell, who ran 9.74 seconds last year to break the 100-meter mark, pulled a pectoral muscle and will resume training in about a week. His manager, Paul Doyle, said Tuesday that Powell is receiving treatment in Florida.
The Jamaican sprinter will miss IAAF meets in Doha, Qatar; Oslo, Norway; and Eugene, Ore. He won't compete until Jamaica's national championships at the end of June.
Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press
