Kenneth Powell Obituary, Funeral

Indian track and field athlete Kenneth Powell passed away on December 11, 2022, in Bengaluru. He was 82.

Kenneth Lawrence Powell was born on April 20, 1940 in Kolar, India.

His first major competition was the 1957 National School Games in then Calcutta where he finished third.

Kenneth Powell obtained the sprint double in the inaugural National Inter-State Athletics Championships at Allahabad in February 1963, winning the 100m in 10.8 seconds and the 200m in 22.0 seconds.

He competed in the 1964 Olympics and won the Arjuna Award in 1965.

In Madras’ 1968, Kenneth Powell won the 100m dash in 10.7 seconds and the 200m in 21.8 seconds.

Following five years of quitting competitive athletics in 1970, Powell represented Karnataka in the National Handball Championships. He returned to the track and won the 40-44 age group 100m silver in the Asian Masters Athletics meet in Singapore in 1981. He subsequently made it to the final of the 45-49 age group in the World Masters Championships in Melbourne.

Kenneth Powell’s funeral arrangements are yet to be announced by the family.

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