Carl Lewis and Ben Johnson: The Dirtiest Race in History

From: That 1980s Sports Blog Richard Moore's account of the 100m final at the 1988 Olympics is perfectly planned, painstakingly researched, and brilliantly told When I started writing this blog eighteen months ago, there were numerous sporting events that immediately sprung to mind when I considered which topics to cover. One certainty was that at … Continue reading Carl Lewis and Ben Johnson: The Dirtiest Race in History

Carl Lewis’ bad karma / His unpopularity has magnified drug test questions

Carl Lewis' name muddies everything. Rarely has this country produced an athlete so successful and yet so unpopular, at home and abroad. So when he appeared on a list of American Olympians whose positive drug tests were suppressed, the chances for a rational discussion of the revelations, which are quite damning on the whole, disappeared … Continue reading Carl Lewis’ bad karma / His unpopularity has magnified drug test questions

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Carl Lewis a Drug Cheat? Documents Suggest Cover-up

Documents purporting to show that a number of American athletes, including Carl Lewis, were allowed to compete in the Olympics after failing drug tests prove suspicions of US drug cover-ups, says the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency. Documents Suggest Doping Cover-up Dr. Wade Exum, the former USOC director for drug control from 1991 to … Continue reading Carl Lewis a Drug Cheat? Documents Suggest Cover-up