Bromell strikes gold on day of drama

Rising American sprint star Trayvon Bromell swept to victory in the men's 60 meters at the World Indoor Athletics Championships on Friday. Bromell, who won a bronze in the 100m at last year's World Championships in Beijing, gave another demonstration of his talent by winning in 6.47sec, just ahead of pre-race favourite Asafa Powell of Jamaica. Ramon Gittens of Barbados was third. The 20-year-old Bromell made worldwide headlines in June last year when he clocked an astonishing 9.84sec at the US trials. "It was a great race. I know those guys are great competitors so I said to myself 'When I hear the gun go off, you got to go, you got to power out," said Bromell.

Source: AFP