Carl Lewis, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams endure rocky Seine boat ride with Olympic flame
At Friday’s opening ceremony for the Paris Games Carl Lewis nearly came unstuck against his toughest opponent yet: a rocking boat.
February 2024
Carl Lewis derides plans to eradicate long jump fouls as early April Fools’ joke
A plan to eliminate foul jumps from the long jump has met high-profile criticism from four-time Olympic champion Carl Lewis
August 2021
‘Clown show’: Carl Lewis eviscerates US men’s 4x100m team after Tokyo flop
Dina Asher-Smith targets relay redemption as Britain run fastest time in an Olympic heat
October 2013
That 1980s sports blog
Ben Johnson, Carl Lewis and the drama of the Dirtiest Race in History
That 1980s Sports Blog: Richard Moore's account of the 100m final at the 1988 Olympics is perfectly planned, painstakingly researched and brilliantly written
March 2013
Carl Lewis backs Tokyo's 2020 Olympics bid – video
Nine-times Olympic gold medallist Carl Lewis visits Japan's National Stadium and advises Tokyo's 2020 Olympics bidders to build on their existing legacy
August 2012
Usain Bolt's double gold: 'I'm now a legend. I am the greatest athlete to live'
The Dirtiest Race in History by Richard Moore – review
July 2012
London 2012: Athletics legend Carl Lewis says Americans will dominate sprint gold medals - video
London 2012: David Cameron says UK is ready for 'greatest show on Earth'
Carl Lewis on Mitt Romney: 'some Americans shouldn't leave the country'
Justin McGuirk on design
Sense of adventure: what happened to playgrounds that give children space?
Rob Bagchi: The Great Britain team captain Linford Christie went one better than his silver in 1988 when at the age of 32 he became the oldest person to capture 100m Olympic gold and only the third Briton
May 2012
Olympic 100m final, Seoul 1988 – in pictures
At the time one of the most eagerly anticipated athletics events ever, it is now regarded rather differently because of the drugs offences committed by a number of the participants
April 2011
Sportblog
Carl Lewis's run for political office gets off to a rocky start
Lawrence Donegan: The nine-time Olympic champion has residency issues but is determined to become a state senator in New Jersey
May 2010
Katine Chronicles blog
FAO wants you to get angry about extreme hunger
The Food and Agriculture Organisation, with the help of footballer Patrick Vieira and Olympic gold medallist Carl Lewis, launches online advocacy campaign
September 2009
South African federation 'let down' Caster Semenya, claims Carl Lewis
Retired multiple Olympic gold-medallist Carl Lewis says the South African athletics federation should have dealt with the questions over Caster Semenya's sex before she got to the world championships
September 2007
Speed: the sequel
Carl Lewis's first job was 'the greatest athlete who ever lived'. But in the city where he had his most spectacular success, at the 1984 Olympics, Andrew Anthony finds the controversial sprinter still struggling with his second act.
December 2006
Lewis manager planted spy in Johnson's drug-test room
Atheltics: Ben Johnson's claims of sample-tampering in Seoul has been denied by Carl Lewis's manager, though he admits spying on him.
June 2004
Lewis tells Pound to stop blame game
June 26: Carl Lewis has called for an end to the verbal attacks on US athletes involved in the Balco scandal.
