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...arrived at Seoul's fast track about as friendly as Iran and Iraq. Johnson, who seems to glower with power even in repose, had declared, "I want to win an Olympic gold medal. After that I don't care -- Carl Lewis could beat me 100 times." For his part, Lewis was on his semi-best behavior. "A number of people can win," he declared beforehand, his mother Evelyn sitting by his side. During the heats, Lewis' times were faster. Johnson, who had been hobbled earlier in the year by a hamstring injury, did not look good. But was he pulling...
Another aging American star also seemed to fade in Seoul's autumn light. America's best middle-distance runner ever, Mary Decker Slaney, 30, failed once again to win an Olympic gold medal. In her 3,000-meter heat, she gave everyone a surrealistic dose of deja vu by nearly tripping as she had in Los Angeles when she got her feet tangled with South African-born Zola Budd. Her time qualified her for the final, but did not put her in strong contention. In the deciding race she led the pack for several laps but faded long before...
...SEOUL, South Korea--The Soviet Union handed the United States only its second defeat ever in men's Olympic basketball last night, holding off a final American rally, 82-76, in their first matchup since the infamous finish in Munich 16 years...
...Seoul could be different for the Puerto Ricans...
...Seoul, September 27, 1988, the Summer Olympics. It is probably raining in San Juan. The United States easily defeats Puerto Rico, 94-57, to advance to the semi-finals...