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Bolt, Powell and Gay set to do battle in Stockholm

ESPN staff
July 28, 2010
Usain Bolt holds the current 100m world record © Getty Images
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Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay will contest the same race for the first time this season when the Diamond League reaches Stockholm on August 6.

The trio have not raced each other since last year's World Championship final in Berlin, which saw Bolt break his own world record. Gay finished second in that race ahead of Powell.

The Stockholm meeting had been awaiting Bolt's confirmation that he will attend the event, and director Rajne Soderberg announced the news on Wednesday.

"It is a great pleasure to confirm and host this exciting race," said Soderberg. "It will strengthen DN Galan's positioning within the world of sports."

The sprint trio are set to race just twice this year, with Brussels the expected scene of the other meeting. Both Powell and Gay will attend when the Diamond League reaches Crystal Palace in August.

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