Canada's Ben Johnson defeated Carl Lewis from the United States with a world record time of 9.79s, topping his own record of 9.83s. Two days later, Johnson was stripped of his gold medal by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) when his post-race drug test indicated steroid use. This is some various news coverage from shortly after Ben Johnson was stripped of his medal. A nation's pride turned to anguish.
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