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Track and field, the quintessential Olympic sport, began with a weekend that saw excellence both extended and ended. The world's best woman athlete, American Jackie Joyner-Kersee, piled up 7,291 points in the heptathlon to break her own world record and win Olympic gold. Ben Johnson of Canada once again proved that he is the fastest man on earth by setting a new world record of 9.79 in the 100 meters. Florence Griffith Joyner won going away in the women's 100 meters. But Edwin Moses, heavily favored in the 400-meter hurdles, ran a poor third...
...racy, hooded bodysuit. The aerodynamics may have helped: on her first sprint she ran 10.88 to better Evelyn Ashford's Olympic record. When Ashford, looking sleek and fast, equaled that time in her semifinal, Flo countered by running 10.62 in her next heat. Although her rivalry with Griffith Joyner is not as public as Lewis' and Johnson's, Ashford battled fiercely to retain her gold medal. But Flo-Jo was awesome in the final match-up, accelerating all the way to beat Ashford by at least six meters...
...world' s expectations are routinely exceeded: in the 100- meter race, the world' s fastest man, Ben Johnson, runs faster still, while Jackie Joyner- Kersee sets a new heptathlon mark. -- Greg Louganis shows that divinity can withstand a bump on the head, and swimming records fall like raindrops. -- In gymnastics, the Soviets present a breathtaking display of amazing grace...
...local version of bingo, in an area in which ruddy-faced stallkeepers wave customers toward pungent wild-boar barbecues, and the only signs in English say DRAFT BEER. And they reach their climax at the buffet breakfast in the Intercontinental Hotel, where they catch a glimpse of Florence Griffith Joyner spooning down her cereal (the Breakfast of Champions, no doubt...
Like Matt Biondi plowing through the water, his face ablaze with ferocity and ambition, the athletes are bound for Seoul. In a special section, TIME spotlights the five-ring extravaganza, from the most exciting competitors and competitions to the most intriguing bits of lore and trivia. -- Heptathlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Decathlete Daley Thompson are coming to assert a kind of athletic kingship. -- Swimmers Biondi and Janet Evans have appointments in Korea with a hoard of medals -- the question being just how many. -- For a swarm of mitey gymnasts, the contest beyond gold seems to be for the affection...