Last month, Powell, who holds personal best of 19.90, ran his first 200m in 6 years to post 20.51 seconds at a track meet in Texas.
Last saturday Jamaican sprint star returned to run the 200m again at the Jamaica International Invitational, where he beat a talent stacked field with his season's best time of 20.45 seconds.
“I was not focused on anyone else, but was aware that Dwyer was in the race and I have a lot of respect for him as he is a tough competitor, and to get the win over him tonight is a good motivation,” Powell told jamaicaobserver.com.
“Time is running out and I have been running only the 100m for years now and most sprinters are running the double and I want to give it a shot.” Powell said.
Last time Asafa Powell lined up in the 200m was in 2010 when he posted 19.97 seconds.
“Honestly, I don’t remember how to run the 200m, so it’s a work in progress, hopefully by national trials I will get there.” he added.