From hero to zero in 9.79 seconds: Scott Russell and the 1988 Seoul Olympics
Scott Russell’s Back Story on the Ben Johnson doping scandal and the dirtiest race in history.
The men's 100-metre final at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
It took Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson 9.79 seconds to smash a world record and win a gold medal.
A few days later the record and the medal would be gone, and Johnson would be one of the most hated men in Canada. And that final would come to be known as "the dirtiest race in history".
The CBC's Scott Russell was in Seoul to cover the 1988 Summer Olympics.
From the excitement of the games, to a nation's shame, this is Scott's Back Story.
