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Star of the Month: Asafa Flashback

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Davina Henry
November 11, 2015
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Junior Dowie / Staff Photographer The world's fastest man, Jamaica's Asafa Powell, is embraced by his mother Cislyn Powell while his brother, Nigel Powell beams in the background. Powell arrived in the island on June 15, 2005 after setting a new world 100-metre record, 9.77, in Athens, Greece.
File Jamaica's Asafa Powell competes in a men's 100m first round heat during the World Athletics Championships in Berlin in 2009.
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Junior Dowie / Staff Photographer The world's fastest man, Jamaica's Asafa Powell, is embraced by his mother Cislyn Powell while his brother, Nigel Powell beams in the background. Powell arrived in the island on June 15, 2005 after setting a new world 100-metre record, 9.77, in Athens, Greece.
File Jamaica's Asafa Powell competes in a men's 100m first round heat during the World Athletics Championships in Berlin in 2009.
File Jamaica's Asafa Powell poses next to the timer marking his world record over 100 metres in Athens, Greece, yesterday. Powell set the new 100 metres world record after clocking a time of 9.77 seconds at the Olympic Stadium in Athens in 2005
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He has consistently been one of Jamaica's best athletes to date, and, according to some females, the sexiest.

Since he is The Star of The Month, we decided to take a jog down memory lane with Asafa Powell.

Here are some photos of the Sub-10 King in his earlier years.

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