Who is Mike Powel….

Mike Powel competing against Carl lewis in the 1991 World Championships broke Bob Beamon’s almost 23-year-old long jump world record by 5 cm , leaping 8.95 m (29 ft 4¼ in) The world record still stands, making Powell the fourth person since 1900 to hold the record for over 20 years. So what’s this got to do with fit out….

Well Paddy Power decided to upgrade the finishes to there sports book office areas and this was one of the design concepts considered.Creative Space Services set about developing this and other racing and golf themes to give the space some life

Now the area boosts a putting green complete with practice balls, A five furlong (scaled down) race track and a long jump modelled on the famous 1991 world record

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