Carl Lewis talks his days in youth athletics, the importance of team sports and what advice he gives to the next generation ...

How does one become a nine-time Olympic gold medalist? Former track and field athlete Carl Lewis says it’s a lifetime of work. From 1979 to 1996, Lewis was a force to be reckoned with in sprinting and ...

Ever since Usain Bolt hung up the spikes, track and field has been searching for the new face of the sport and might find it this weekend. Noah Lyles is on a quest to win four gold medals. The ...

Carl Lewis won 9 gold medals and one silver medal during his Olympic career. He is considered one of the greatest track and field athletes of all time. Carl Lewis won 9 gold medals and one silver ...

Back in 2012, 9.79* aired as part of ESPN’s 30 for 30 franchise. Daniel Gordon’s film focused on the 100-meter final at the Seoul Olympics, a race that was dominated by Ben Johnson, who then abdicated ...

Carl Lewis discusses Noah Lyles' quest for gold medals in Olympics U.S. track and field legend Carl Lewis says the sport "needs" Team USA sprinter Noah Lyles to dominate at the Olympics.

When it comes to winning gold, it doesn’t hurt to look good while you do it, according to 10-time Olympic medalist Carl Lewis. Lewis, 63, won his first four gold medals during his 1984 Olympic debut ...

Carl Lewis certainly does not feel like singing the national anthem again after what he saw from the U.S. team in the men’s 4×100 race on Friday. Team USA was disqualified from the 4×100 relay at the ...

— -- HOUSTON -- Standing prominently inside the University of Houston athletic department's Hall of Honor is a life-size bronze statue of Carl Lewis, the figure dressed in a USA track uniform ...

"Track bodies look amazing," the 10-time Olympic medal winner says. "So why are we not showing our bodies?” Justine Fisher is an editorial intern at PEOPLE. She began working at PEOPLE in 2025. Her ...