The Olympic Games are a bottomless well of inspiring stories. The Olympic Games have always had spectacular opening and closing ceremonies. On September 24, 1988, Johnson shaved his own 100-meter world record down to 9.79 seconds, and became the first Canadian sprinter to win Olympic gold in 60 years. Then the Olympic Doping Control Center discovered the forbidden agent stanozolol in his urine, and his records from the previous two years were all rescinded. Because of this, Lewis would get more medals, and eventually share Mark Spitz’s record of nine Olympic gold medals before Michael Phelps came along.

Source: Philippine Star June 27, 2021 15:56 UTC