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Bolt to take on Powell

Rome - Usain Bolt will race Asafa Powell at the Golden Gala meet in Rome on May 26 in a matchup of the 100-meter world record holder against his Jamaican teammate whose mark he beat.

Meet organisers announced Powell's participation Wednesday in the 100m against Bolt, who confirmed in January he would run.

Both runners will be making their season debuts in the lucrative Diamond League.

Since Powell set a world record of 9.74 seconds in Rieti, Italy, in 2007, Bolt has broken the mark three times, the last being a 9.58 at the 2009 world championships in Berlin.

Other entries for the annual meet at the 80 000-seat Stadio Olimpico include American sprinters Allyson Felix and Sanya Richards, the world champions in the 200m and 400m, respectively.

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