World’s Fourth Fastest Man Is Returning Back To Track and Field an Year After Retirement

Unbelievable! 40-year-old track and field star Asafa Powell has shocked the sports world by coming out of his retirement. World’s fourth fastest man is set to compete at the USATF Bermuda Grand Prix at Flora Duffy Stadium on Sunday. Last year, the four-time World Athletics champion announced his retirement on his 40th birthday with a heartfelt note on social media.

An hour ago, the official Twitter page of Track and Field Reports confirmed the news of retired Asafa Powell’s comeback in the upcoming athletic championship. His 20-year career is a highly mesmerizing run to revisit.

Asafa Powell held the fastest man’s record before Usain Bolt

Recently, Track and Field Reports posted a picture of Asafa Powell running, announcing his grand comeback. It also captioned the wonderful news as “Asafa Powell comes out of retirement and returns to compete on the track on May 21st at the Bermuda Grand Prix ”

In his 20-year career, Asafa Powell first emerged as a star in the public in 2005. That year, the Jamaican athlete created a world record by finishing the 100 m race in just 9.77 seconds. However, this was just the start of Powell’s glorious career. In 2006, he went on to lower his time record by 9.74 seconds at the Diamond League meet in Gateshead, U.K. Powell held the record for three consecutive years until Usain Bolt came in with an unbeatable record of 9.69 seconds in 2008.

Nevertheless, Powell also dominated the World Athletics final for four years from 2004 to 2008. His career’s last race came in 2016 when he won an Olympic gold medal in the 4x100m.

However, on 23rd November 2023, Powell took to his Twitter to share a signing-off note. It read, “Chapter 40 and retired, a new phase of life.” He added, “As I say goodbye to the sport, I’d like to thank all my loyal fans that stood by me my entire career and even now. I am also thankful for the opportunities the sport has given me.”

However, now, he is again set to enter the running tracks. Let’s wait to see how it turns out.

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Along similar lines, there are many athletes in the sporting realm who made a comeback after announcing their retirement and shone brighter than ever.

Three athletes who made a stronger comeback after retirement

While most athletes tend to retire after reaching their peak, many get the calling from the inside that it was not enough. Hence, certain athletes from several sports showed the world that there is always room to shine brighter. Here are three athletes who are classic examples of the same.

NBA legend Michael Jordan announced his retirement in 1993 after winning his third NBA championship with the Chicago Bulls. However, in 1995, he returned to win three more championships with the Bulls.

Swimmer Michael Phelps also announced his retirement at the 2012 London Olympics. But within two years, he returned to the pool to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics and win five more gold medals.

Another retirement example is of football GOAT Lionel Messi who retired after his defeat in the 2016 Copa America final. However, within weeks, he too came back, only to ultimately win the title in 2021.

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As of now, Powell has not commented on his comeback. But the news of his return is enough to get fans excited.