KINGSTON (Jamaica) - THE Jamaican athletics championships will feature the world's fastest men Usain Bolt, Olympic sprint double champion, and former world record holder Asafa Powell in a 100 metres showdown.

While Bolt's 9.77 seconds run in Ostrava earlier this month, could be used to justify his condition, Powell's readiness for the weekend meet is questionable.

Powell aggravated an ankle injury at the Penn Relays on April 25, which kept him out of Oslo, but return outings at the Reebok Grand Prix (10.10, 7th) and Prefontaine Classic (10.07, 2nd) in May, produced below par performances.

'I am still suffering from the ankle injury. It's not (healing) as fast as I want it to, but I am still training.' 'I am running well in training. I started to look like my old self. The confidence level is there, just not in any big competing attitude.' As for Bolt, he is using the trials to get in race shape and aims to run hard in the 200m.

Bolt is down to run the 100 and 200 double, but said more focus will be the on latter.

Last year, Bolt, who spent the last 15 metres of the race joking around with Powell, won the event in 9.85.

This year, however, both men could be pushed to the line as more Jamaicans are running their way into the sub-10 seconds club.

Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Steve Mullings, Marvin Anderson and Dwight Thomas will be there, although their first aim would be to battle for the third spot. -- AFP