X-Man Xavier Carter
vs.
Jamaica's Powell in Stockholm 7/25
July, 2006
IAAF-Europe
19.63 200 star (NCAA 100 Champ) vs. 100 World Record Holder laster this month!!
”X-Man” versus Powell in Stockholm
Sunday 16 July 2006
Stockholm, Sweden - New sprint sensation Xavier “X-Man” Carter
is confirmed for the DN Galan, IAAF Super Grand Prix, on Tuesday 25 July
in Stockholm’s Olympic Stadium.
Carter who was the surprise winner in Lausanne in the 200 metres with
19.63 seconds, the second fastest time ever run will go against World
100m record holder Asafa Powell over the in the 100 metres.
“We have had our eyes on Xavier for several years thanks to his
success at college and when he turned pro recently we wasted no time
to invite him to DN Galan,” said meeting director Rajne Söderberg.
Carter’s time, 19.63, is the second best behind Michael Johnson’s
19.32 from the Olympic final in Atlanta 1996. This year Xavier has set
personal bests with 10.09 in the 100 metres, 19.63 in the 200 metres
and 44.53 in the 400 metres.
After his fantastic race in the 200 metres one must believe that he
is capable of running faster in the 100 metres. Xavier Carter, 20, entered
the history books this year by winning four events at the NCAA Championships.
Last time this feat was achieved was by the legendary Jesse Owens in
the 1930s.
On Friday night (14 July) in Rome he hung on for second place in the
400m behind World champion Jeremy Wariner’s staggeringly quick
43.62 win, after taking the race out hard from the gun. Carter’s
time was 44.76.