Reblogged from: That 1980s Sports BlogRichard Moore's account of the 100m final at the 1988 Olympics is perfectly planned, painstakingly researched and brilliantly toldWhen 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 some … Continue reading Carl Lewis and Ben Johnson: The Dirtiest Race in History
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
By: Denise N. Fyffe. Copyright © 2012, Poetess Defy, Denise N. Fyffe After a superb performance by Jamaica in the 200m men's final, thy are now in second place behind USA in the Athletics medal count on day seven. Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake and Warren Weir secured Jamaica's third gold, third silver and third bronze … Continue reading Jamaica and The London 2012 Olympics: Jamaica second in Athletics medal count on day seven
By: Denise N. Fyffe. Copyright © 2012, Poetess Defy, Denise N. Fyffe Jamaica's world class, top athletes dominated the men's 200m finals at the London 2012 Olympics and decimated the other competitors. No one was able to catch Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake and Warren Weir who held on to take third place. Usain went … Continue reading Jamaica and The London 2012 Olympics: Jamaica sweeps 200m men’s final, Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake, Warren Weir
Duncan Mackay The Guardian, Thursday 24 April 2003 01.51 BST Carl Lewis has broken his silence on allegations that he was the beneficiary of a drugs cover-up, admitting he had tested positive for banned substances but claiming he was just one of "hundreds" of American athletes who were allowed to escape bans. "There were hundreds of … Continue reading Carl Lewis: ‘Who cares I failed drug test?’
April 19 2003 London Carl Lewis, left, runs second but wins gold in the 1988 Olympics 100. 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. … Continue reading Carl Lewis a drug cheat? Documents suggest cover-up
