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Four-time Olympic long jump champion Carl Lewis says the standard of competition in the event is at an all-time low, describing Greg Rutherfords winning leap in London as pathetic. Royce Freeman Womens Jersey . Speaking to reporters at the United States Olympic team media summit, the 54-year old - who won gold in the discipline between 1984 and 1996 - says the decline in standard is symptomatic of a dying sport.The long jump is the worst event in the world right now. Awful, said the American, who won nine Olympic golds and eight at the World Championship during a glittering career. Jesse Owens would have been third in the last Olympics. His personal best from 80 years ago would have been good enough to get him a medal in London.And Lewis accused the elite of the sport of not pushing hard enough to challenge Mike Powells 25-year-old world record of 8.95 metres, set in Tokyo in 1991.British jumper Rutherfords winning leap at the London 2012 Olympics of 8.31 metres fell substantially short of Powells mark. Greg Rutherford chasing second successive gold in Rio this summer Do you want to go and see someone jump 26 feet? They dont know how to jump and theyre not trying to because theyre winning medals anyway, he added.If I jumped 26 feet, Id walk away and say dont measure that, make it a foul. Have a standard. You dont go to the Olympics for a medal, you go for the distance. People want to go and get a medal for jumping 26 feet? Come on.Mike Powell and me were jumping 28 feet regularly. But this generation? Rutherford? Im sorry, but its pathetic to me. Hes won everything. Are you kidding me? Hes doing his best. Hes jumping great. But he shouldnt be winning with that. Huge crowds at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome Looking ahead to Rio this summer, Lewis predicted a bleak Games for his home country, insisting track and field is in terminal decline.The sports dying right now. When Michael Johnson, myself, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Edwin Moses - all of us left, the sport was at a pinnacle, he said.Its been in a steady decline ever since. Everyones talking about how great the sport is, but go back and look at the films of Rome or Helskinki - there were 60,000 people in the stands. Also See: Grey-Thompson resigns from role Farah headlines in Cardiff Ones to Watch Athletics Video Phillip Lindsay Youth Jersey . Giroud, who wasnt in the starting lineup for two matches after allegations about his private life and a decline in form, scored twice in the first half. Tomas Rosickys chip made it 3-0 before half time at Emirates Stadium, while defender Laurent Koscielny scored an unmarked header in the second half. Terrell Davis Jersey . Once again Jordan Cieciwa (@FitCityJordan) and I (@LynchOnSports) go head to head in our picks. Last weekend at UFC Fight Night 32 my #TeamLynch got the best of #TeamJC by a score of 9-6. Let us know which side youre on for UFC 167 use the hashtag #TeamLynch or #TeamJC on Twitter. http://www.broncosrookiestore.com/Broncos-Steve-Atwater-Jersey/ . Isner, ranked No. 14, won his eighth career singles title and took the title in New Zealand for the second time after his victory in 2010. The match was similar to Isners quarterfinal victory over fifth-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber which went to three sets, all tiebreaks and contained no breaks of serve. LAFAYETTE, La. -- Bryce Washington scored 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to help Louisiana-Lafayette rout Division II Panhandle State 117-47 in its home-opener on Thursday night.The Ragin Cajuns bounced back from an 84-83 loss at Montana State on Monday to snap a two-game skid. Louisiana-Lafayette had a double-digit lead five minutes into the game and cruised from there.Washington was 8 of 9 from the floor. Roydell Brown added 15 points on 6-of-6 shooting for the Ragin Cajunns, which shot 65 percent from the field. Noah Fant Jersey. Frank Bartley, who scored a career-high 29 points against Montana State, finished had 12 points. Johnathan Stove added 11 points.Louisiana-Lafayette outrebounded the Aggies 55-19.Jaedon Whitfield led Panhandle State with 13 points. The Aggies shot just 16 of 61 from the floor and had 24 turnovers. ' ' '