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...what seems to have been forgotten in the jubilee, or at least not discussed by the reporters, is that Bailey may have won a race that should never have taken place...

Author: By Baratunde R. Thurston, | Title: Defying the Olympic Spirit | 7/30/1996 | See Source »

While some celebrate Bailey's remarkable feat, we should all mourn the injustice that was served to British runner Linford Christie...

Author: By Baratunde R. Thurston, | Title: Defying the Olympic Spirit | 7/30/1996 | See Source »

Saturday evening, Canada's Donovan Bailey won the gold medal in the men's 100 meters and broke the world record in a race that had been dubbed the greatest lineup in Olympic history...

Author: By Baratunde R. Thurston, | Title: Defying the Olympic Spirit | 7/30/1996 | See Source »

...Since Bailey crossed the finish line at a time of 9.84 seconds, reporters, announcers and commentators have rejoiced in Canada's vindication after the gold medal was stripped from runner Ben Johnson for drug use in the 1988 Seoul Olympics...

Author: By Baratunde R. Thurston, | Title: Defying the Olympic Spirit | 7/30/1996 | See Source »

...Atlanta, but the finals will still have tremendous wattage on the evening of July 27. Among the contestants will be Barcelona's prickly champ, Linford Christie of Britain; Ato Boldon of Trinidad by way of UCLA; Canada's two heirs to Ben Johnson, world champion Donovan Bailey and Bruny Surin; and Frankie Fredericks of Namibia and Brigham Young University. Fredericks, who is coached by Hirschi and is employed on the business side of a Namibian uranium mine, has been positively radioactive of late, running the second- and third-fastest 100s in history and then ending Michael Johnson's 21-race...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOLD RUSH | 7/22/1996 | See Source »

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