Saturday, Sep 13, 2003
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SEOUL, Sept. 27 (1988).-The image of a hulking man with a weighty chip on his shoulder and feet like greased lighting, a finger in the air and a ferocious smile on his face winning the Olympic 100 metres in a stunning world record 9.79 seconds... well, the image that was flashed to billions across the world took a shattering blow this morning. Ben Johnson was stripped of his gold medal as he tested positive for stanozolol, an anabolic steroid similar to the male hormone testosterone. And according to medical circles here in Seoul, the drug can cause psychological damage, destroy internal organs and cause early death. And in the International Olympic Committee's list of doping classes and methods, stanozolol is a performance-enhancing derivative. The Canadian took an hour and 12 minutes last Saturday to produce a urine sample and he gave a thumbs up sign as he emerged from Dope Control to talk to the world media. And early this morning, he and his coach Charlie Francis left Seoul under a cloud of shame. It spelt utter disaster for Canada and the Canadians back home who had celebrated into the wee hours the gold-winning feat. — K. N. Anand
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