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...Seoul Olympics of 1988, Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson won a 100-meter gold medal in 9.79 sec. His fall from grace came almost as fast, after it was revealed that he had used steroids to achieve his world-beating performance. His deception shocked the sports world and caused the loss of his medal, but it also held out the hope that athletes tainted by steroid use might finally forsake the drugs that many believe stimulate muscle growth and enhance strength. Last week, after two years' banishment, a steroid-free and noticeably less muscular Ben Johnson returned to the track...
...said that this year's freshman class provided several good candidates. Richard Ou and "Woody" (a.k.a. Brent Lorenzen) were highly touted and Dave Bandy even donned the iron trunks in Florida over break in a scrimmage meet. But when all the votes were counted, the dubious honor belonged to sprinter David Osterhus...
Least Eternal Punishment "Lifetime" bans on Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson and U.S. long jumper Larry Myricks for using performance-enhancing drugs proved short-lived. The sanctions were lifted by their respective nations' sports officials -- in plenty of time for the athletes to enter the 1992 Olympics...
...Semen, Sprinter's friend despite their differing political perspectives, recounts a frequent joke between the two: "I tell him that I hope we will meet each other on opposite sides of a picket line some day. I'll be in Israel next year, and so will he, so it's really a possibility. And I would like to meet him across a picket line...
...only in one event, and I'm being coached this time as a sprinter. I don't know how little I have...