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"The MVP camp looks at all aspects of athletics - not just the coaching, but also the management and also knowing how the world rankings are calculated and as such I looked at it and based on my calculations, he should be the No 1-ranked 100-metre athlete in the world when it is announced on Tuesday by the IAAF," MVP president Bruce James told the Observer on Saturday.
Powell, who has run nine sub-10 seconds races this season (one wind-aided), has not held the No 1 spot since last season, after injuring his groin.
Earlier this year, Powell also earned himself the distinction of being the only Jamaican man to have run sub-10 and sub-20 seconds in both the 100 and 200-metre races.
He became the 14th man in history to join this prestigious club on June 25 this year during the National Athletic Championships in Kingston, when he clocked 19.90 seconds to win the 200 metres.
"This is an amazing achievement because a lot of people think if you can run a good 100 metres then you can do a good 200 metres, or vice-versa, but we have found that there are only 15 men in history who have ever achieved sub-10 and sub-20 and I'm glad to know that Asafa is the first Jamaican man to do it," James told the Observer.