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After witnessing Usain Bolt run 9.58, 9.63, and 9.69 in the 100m, and seeing six other men dip below the 9.80 mark since Beijing four years ago, it’s becoming more and more difficult to remember a ...
Ben Johnson's road to redemption takes him back to scene of the crime of 1988 Seoul Olympics 100m final On Tuesday, inside the cavernous void of Seoul’s Jamsil Stadium, Ben Johnson will complete ...
On 24 September, 1988, Ben Johnson won the 100m men's final at the Seoul Olympics, only to be stripped of the medal later after failing a drugs test. Read more about the race.
The scandalous 100m final at the 1988 Olympics is the subject of a new documentary that examines disgraced sprinter Ben Johnson and his rivals ...
September 24 - Ben Johnson today returned to the Jamsil Olympic Stadium where 25 years ago today he won the Olympic 100 metres title only to be stripped of his gold medal after testing positive ...
35 years on from Ben Johnson winning, then losing, 100m gold at the 1988 Olympics and the story remains one of the biggest scandals ever to hit sport ...
Disgraced 1988 Olympic 100m champ Ben Johnson ran in his first "competitive" race in about two decades on Tuesday, as he took part in a celebrity 4x100m relay at the Toronto International Track and ...
TORONTO — Filmmaker Daniel Gordon was wrapping up a final visit to Ben Johnson’s home when, on a whim, he asked the disgraced sprinter one last question. "We were packing everything up, having ...
Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson is stripped of the 100m title at the 1988 Seoul Olympics having tested positive for anabolic steroids.
Ben Johnson prior to the start of the men’s 100m Final at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea. Photograph: Tony Duffy/Allsport ...
INTERVIEW BEN JOHNSON: The doping scandal of the 1988 Olympics 100m final led to Ben Johnson being ostracised from the athletics community, revelations in his forthcoming autobiography may further ...