world's fastest man

it's official, asafa powell can be called the world's fastest man. yesterday he broke the world record in the 100m. it now stands @ 9.74 seconds. they say he eased off at the end. yikes. this guy is good. although the top americans weren't @ this meet, he still is clearly the fastest man in the world currently and over the last 2 years. in the 7 top times ever, 4 are him. heck, he's 4 of the top 6. and the two american's in the top 6 times? well, one is justin gatlin, who is awaiting an arbitration hearing for exceeding the limits of testosterone. the other is tim montgomery, who's record has since been wiped off the books and he received a two year ban due to his connection to balco labs and hgh. so, yes, although powell finished third @ the world championships a few weeks ago, he is the fastest man on the planet (at that distance).