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Zakari in the cooler

Aziz Zakari of Ghana in Stockholm 2005 The IAAF has banned the Ghanaian male athlete, Aziz Zakari for two years.

Zakari was provisionally suspended by the athletics governing body on July 11, 2006 following an adverse analytical finding for the prohibited substance, Stanozolol (S1. Anabolic Agents) in his system after a routine doping test.

The test was conducted In-Competition (IC) on April 29, 2006 at the IAAF Grand Prix Meeting in Dakar, Senegal. IAAF spokesman Nick Davies said that analysis of Zakari's backup "B" sample confirmed the original positive finding.

Under IAAF rules the minimum sanction for a first violation for Stanozolol is ineligibility for 2 years.

Zakari has a career best time of 9.99 seconds in the 100 metres.

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Aliu out, but Emedolu, Zakari and Fasuba through to 100m Semi-Finals

Aliu out, but Emedolu, Zakari and Fasuba through to Semi-Finals tommorrow. Nigerian Uchenna Emedolu (10.16), Olusoji Fasuba(10.24) and Ghanaian Aziz Zakari (10.41) all qualified for tommorrow's Semi-Finals.

Reigning All- African games champion, Deji Aliu of Nigeria is out of the 100m contention here in Helsinki. He had looked very uncomfortable while qualifying for the quarter-finals of the men's 100m this morning.

Aliu was fifth with 10.39 seconds in the Quarter-finals Heat 3 won by former Nigerian sprinter Francis Obikwelu of Portugal in 10.19 seconds.

He had placed third in Heat 8 behind Briton Jason Gardener (10.19 secs) and fellow African Aziz Zakari of Ghana (10.30 secs) with 10.36 secs.

The 30-year-old, who had struggled with injuries this season, was tensed through all phases of the race and just managed to hold on to the third position.

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Asafa Powell breaks the WORLD 100 METRES RECORD IN GREECE!!!

Breaking News - Asafa Powell breaks the WORLD 100 METRES RECORD IN GREECE!!! whilst Ghana's Aziz Zakari who was second confirmed his rating as the fastest African sprinter this year with a Season's Best and Africa lead of 9.99 seconds at the IAAF GP meet this evening in Athens, Greece AthleticsAfrica.Com

IAAF NEWS FLASH - Tuesday 14 June 2005
World 100m record for Powell - 9.77 seconds
Athens, Greece - In the last few minutes, Asafa Powell of Jamaica has, subject to ratification, broken the World 100 metres record at the Athens Super Grand Prix Tsiklitiria 2005.

Powell's time was clocked as 9.78 seconds equalling the existing World record - Tim Montgomery, USA, Paris, France, 14/09/2002 - but a few minutes later this was rounded down officially to 9.77 (wind 1.6m/s). His reaction time at the start was 0.150.

“I knew that I could do it," commented Powell. "I did my best. It feels great to be the fastest man of the world."

How fast can you go this season?

“Who knows? 9 something...I love Greece and I will come back here next year.”

Powell is the Overall number one athlete in the world, as announced in today's IAAF World Rankings - click here.

"I am very happy that in my second presence here in Greece, I achieved this performance," continued Powell as few minutes later. "It is amazing that after Maurice Greene that I also have achieved a World record in this stadium and this marvellous meet organization."

"I knew that I could break the World record and I am very happy that I succeeded. If you ask what I can do more this year, you will just have to wait until the end of this year’s season to see," ended the new World record breaker.

Aziz Zakari who came second (9.99): “ It is my second time in a race in which a World record was broken (Paris). That is okay. He (Asafa) deserves it. We are all athletes and today it was him, it might be me next time (running a WR). He worked hard and he deserves it. It was a great race. A world record is not a joke.”