At 52...Daddy Mike Powell going to the Olympics?

Confident of beating the best of today even at 52, world record-holding long jumper Mike Powell has announced that he would try to qualify for this year's Olympic Games. "The state of the long jump......

Track and field marks that defied time

A chance meeting with long jump world record holder Mike Powell earlier this week, coupled with the ongoing Diamond League, inspires Senior Associate Editor Bikash Mohapatra to take a look......

'I believed I could break the record'

Mike Powell, the world record holder in long jump, opens up to Senior Associate Editor Bikash Mohapatra regarding his longstanding record, his biggest regret and other things He is the holder......

Gavaskar likens Sachin's feat to Beamon's record

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar feels that Sachin Tendulkar's world record of 50 Test centuries can only be compared to legendary American long-jumper Bob Beamon's record-setting leap at the......

I demonised Carl Lewis, says Powell

At the 1991 world championships, Mike Powell broke the record they said could never be broken -- Bob Beamon's 23-year-old long jump mark. Powell leapt 8.95 metres in Tokyo to win an electrifying......