24 years ago Ben Johnson thrilled Canadians then turned into a national tragedy

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The 100m final at the Seoul Olympics was as dramatic of a race as you would ever see.  It was Carl Lewis vs Ben Johnson.  Canada had not done well at the track in years and much of Canada was awake and watching that Friday evening at 11:30 pm local time.  The 9.79 time was incredible for 1988.  The Olympic record had been 9.95 and the World record was 9.83 (also by Johnson).  Carl Lewis was stunned.  But Canadians were equally stunned 3 days later when Johnson was disqualified after his urine sample showed traces of stanozolol, a steroid most Canadians had never heard of until then.