EUGENE, Oregon: There's a stormy forecast for the Bird's Nest Olympic Stadium in Beijing on Aug 16 when Tyson Gay, Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell are expected to stage a 100m final showdown for the ages.

Jamaica's "Lightning" Bolt set the world record of 9.72 seconds May 31 in New York while Gay ran fast as the wind to win the US Olympic trials final here on June 29 in a wind-aided 9.68, the fastest time ever under any conditions.

Insert Powell, a Caribbean hurricane from Jamaica who was the former world record-holder at 9.74, and the scene is set for an electrifying high-speed duel for the title of "world's fastest man" in possibly the fastest 100m race ever.