Crystal meth to gold: now Manyonga eyes long jump world record

South African long jumper Luvo Manyonga said he aimed to go another season unbeaten and set his sights on the world record after snatching a brilliant victory at the Commonwealth Games.

The former crystal meth addict, who shook off his problems to claim Olympic silver in 2016, underlined his growing status with a final leap of 8.41m to set a new Games record and grab gold from Australia's Henry Frayne.

Manyonga said that with more time to acclimatise he could have challenged Mike Powell's world record of 8.95m set in 1991 -- the year he was born.

"If I could get some more time, I could give it a try," he said of the damp and slippery Gold Coast track.

"Anything can happen. I just have to focus on the run-up and technique, the rest will do itself."
"It's the same as a normal person going to the office: you just tick the box and go back home."