Powell, Wariner, Hoffa prevail in cool conditions in Warsaw

Thursday 20 September 2007Warsaw, Poland - Asafa Powell and three Osaka World Champions were the biggest stars of the 5th Pedro’s Cup meeting held in Warsaw on Wednesday (19) in cool conditions, at the end of the evening dipping to 10 C.

...Wariner dominatesJeremy Wariner began the competition with a ride, along with Powell and Marek Plawgo, in a horse-driven-cab. On the field none of his rivals were even close. The American started with a fast pace and didn’t slow down until the final metres to clock 44.43. Second was Darold Williamson, Wariner’s training partner, in 46.05, who in the beginning of his career beat Wariner 14 times.The fastest of six Poles was Plawgo, the Osaka 400m Hurdles bronze medallist, who because of the cold ran in his tracksuit and clocked 46.63. Plawgo complained about the high number of competitions after the World Championships, but hoped to run under 49 seconds at the IAAF World Athletics Final.