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......

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 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......

'Anju can jump more than 7 metres'

Mike Powell is the current world record holder in the men's long jump and also a technical adviser to India's very own long jumping ace, Anju Bobby George. The American, who had surpassed Bob......

'I went all out for a medal'

August 30 is a date of immense significance for 39-year-old world long jump record holder Mike Powell.It was on this date at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo in 1991 that the lanky......