Big three set for Rome showdown

WORLD 100 metres record holder Asafa Powell will take on Olympic champions Justin Gatlin and Shawn Crawford as well as world sprint champion Kim Collins in a world-class 100m in Rome on July 8.

Powell, who set the new mark of 9.77 seconds in Athens earlier this month, will throw down the gauntlet to Olympic sprint champion Gatlin at the Golden League just a month prior to the World Championships.

The pair met in the Prefontaine Classic in Oregon earlier this month where both athletes clocked 9.84secs but Gatlin was declared the winner.