1988: Olympics

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Every Olympiad achieves its particular place in the annals of sport. The 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, may occupy a somewhat tarnished niche because of the triumph and tragedy of one athlete, who happened to be one of the world's most famous runners. When Ben Johnson was stripped of... ...