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Bolt vs Powell and Gay in Stockholm

World record holder Usain Bolt has joined the 100m field for the DN Galan Diamond League meeting on 6 August, organisers have announced, where he'll face fellow Diamond League ambassadors Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay for the first time this season.

BERLIN - AUGUST 16:  (L-R) Asafa Powell of Jamaica, Tyson Gay of United States and Usain Bolt of Jamaica cross the line in the men's 100 Metres Final during day two of the 12th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Olympic Stadium on August 16, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.  (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
The race will mark the first time that history's three fastest men will meet on the track since the 100m final at last year's world championships in Berlin. Bolt set the world record in the German capital, clocking 9.58, with Gay second in 9.71, then a US record, with Powell, the former world record holder, taking the bronze. Gay later improved his US record to 9.69, while Powell's personal best is 9.72.

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