Powell keen to sprint out from under 'Lightning' Bolt's shadow

KINGSTON, Jamaica: While the world waits to see just how low Jamaican Olympic hero Usain Bolt can take the 100m world record, former world record-holder Asafa Powell plans to make 2009 a golden year.

Bolt eclipsed Powell's 100m world mark last year, and also relegated his compatriot to also-ran status at the Beijing Olympics, where Bolt won not only the 100m but also the 200m in world record time as well as capturing gold in the 4x100m in record-setting fashion.

During the year Bolt broke Powell's former world record of 9.74 seconds twice, clocking 9.72 in June and 9.69 at Beijing in August.