Former Olympic champion Linford Christie has opened up about his longtime rivalry with nine-time Olympic champion Carl Lewis.
The Jamaican-born British former runner explained that he never liked Carl Lewis since he always had the mindset that he was better than every other athlete and he had selfish tendencies, something that irked Linford Christie.
Linford Christie added that if he had been given a managerial job at World Athletics, the sport would be doing worse than it is now. The three-time European champion explained that Carl Lewis should have learnt how to let go and realise that new champions would emerge and avoid comparing himself to every rising star.
However, Maurice Greene cut him short and explained that Carl Lewis has greatly changed his attitude despite them not being the best of friends.
Carl Lewis is undoubtedly one of the best American athletes following his tons of accomplishments in track and field. During his time as an active athlete, the 63-year-old won nine Olympic gold medals, one Olympic silver medal, and 10 World Championships medals, including eight gold. Carl Lewis ventured into sprinting and long jumping and his career spanned from 1979 to 1996.
He is one of six athletes to win gold in the same individual event in four consecutive Olympic Games. He is also one of the two people to win gold in the same individual athletics event in four Olympic Games, along with USA discus thrower Al Oerter. Currently, he works as the head track and field coach for the University of Houston.
Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo has expressed his excitement as Part 2 of Netflix’s highly anticipated Sprint documentary series is set to showcase his gold medal-winning performance at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
The series, produced in collaboration with World Athletics and the Olympic Channel, offers a comprehensive look into the athletes’ journeys leading up to and during the Paris Olympics, and Tebogo’s achievement will take center stage
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