During Powell’s first visit to Ghana, he did not attempt to hide his dismay with the absence of running tracks in the country, indicating he was ‘very, very disappointed’.
Azamati broke onto the international scene with his national record-breaking run - clocking 9.97s in 2021 to push behind Leo Myles Mills' 9.98 seconds - a time which stood for 22 years. A year later, Azamati improved his own time of 9.97 seconds.