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Kenneth Lawrence Powell (20 April 1940 – 11 December 2022), popularly known as " The Gentleman Sprinter ", [1] [2] was an Indian track and field athlete from the state of Karnataka. He competed in the 1964 Olympics and the 1970 Asian Games. He was a recipient of the Government of India's Arjuna Award in 1965 and Government of Karnataka's ...
- The Gentleman Sprinter
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- 11 December 2022 (aged 82), Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Dec 12, 2022 · However, Powell earned his first major international medal at the 1970 Asian Games in Bangkok with the men’s 4×100m relay team. Referred to as the Gentleman Sprinter due to his calm demeanour, Kenneth Powell was born on April 20, 1940. His first major breakthrough came at the 1957 National School Games in Calcutta when he finished third.
Dec 12, 2022 · Kenneth Lawrence Powell, who passed away here on Sunday, was one of India’s top sprinters in the 1960s and 70s, who blazed the tracks around the world soon after the heroics of ‘Flying Sikh ...
Dec 11, 2022 · File photo: IANS. New Delhi: Olympian and India's 1970 Asian Games 4x100m relay bronze-winning team member Kenneth Powell died in Bengaluru on Sunday, the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) said. He was 82. Powell was one of the top sprinters of the country in the 1960s. He overcame the disappointment of failing to make it to the 1962 Asian ...
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Dec 11, 2022 · READ LATER. Veteran athlete and former Olympian Kenneth Powel passed away at the age of 82 on Sunday. | Photo Credit: BHAGYA PRAKASH. Olympian and India’s 1970 Asian Games 4x100m relay bronze-winning team member Kenneth Powell died on Sunday in Bengaluru, the Athletics Federation of India said. He was 82.
Dec 11, 2022 · India's athlete Kenneth Powell on Sunday took his last breath and died in Bengaluru. Powell is a Arjuna Awardee and won the Bronze medal in 4x100m relay in 1970 Asian Games. Thursday, May 09, 2024
Jul 24, 2021 · BENGALURU: As he watched the opening ceremony Tokyo Olympics at his Benson Town home, former national champion and top sprinter Kenneth Powell’s mind travelled back to the days when he was part ...
