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Asafa Powell bows to pressure in China
August 6, 2008
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By Marita Scott
TIANJIN, China - Asafa Powell and his MVP clubmates bowed to the pressure of the Jamaican management team by reporting for relay practice on Tuesday.
A small group of MVP athletes, headed by Powell and included Sherone Simpson, Shelly-Ann Fraser, Michael Frater and Nesta Carter, missed the first couple relay practice sessions on Sunday and Monday.
However, the Ludlow Watts-led management team, summoned the athletes to an emergency meeting, which yielded success after three days.
“We had a meeting with them and they gave their full commitment,” Watts said while making it clear the group also failed to report the following day.
It was then; Watts said they turned up with a letter singed by Powell, Frater and Fraser saying the relay practice doesn’t fit into their preparation plans.
However, normality returned to the camp when they turned up for practice on Tuesday morning.
“They all turned up for training on Tuesday morning and participated at the required space,” Watts said in a statement.
Tags: Asafa Powell, Michael frater, Nesta Carter, Shelly-Ann Fraser, sherone simpson
August 6, 2008
Filed under feature
By Marita Scott
TIANJIN, China - Asafa Powell and his MVP clubmates bowed to the pressure of the Jamaican management team by reporting for relay practice on Tuesday.
A small group of MVP athletes, headed by Powell and included Sherone Simpson, Shelly-Ann Fraser, Michael Frater and Nesta Carter, missed the first couple relay practice sessions on Sunday and Monday.
However, the Ludlow Watts-led management team, summoned the athletes to an emergency meeting, which yielded success after three days.
“We had a meeting with them and they gave their full commitment,” Watts said while making it clear the group also failed to report the following day.
It was then; Watts said they turned up with a letter singed by Powell, Frater and Fraser saying the relay practice doesn’t fit into their preparation plans.
However, normality returned to the camp when they turned up for practice on Tuesday morning.
“They all turned up for training on Tuesday morning and participated at the required space,” Watts said in a statement.
Tags: Asafa Powell, Michael frater, Nesta Carter, Shelly-Ann Fraser, sherone simpson
