Life On The Pharm
''A GOLD MEDAL – that’s something no one can take away from you.”
Those were the immortal words of Ben Johnson, the Canadian sprinter who won the 100m event at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. Despite a starting eight that boasted, arguably, the best group of sprinters ever assembled (it included reigning Olympic champion Carl Lewis, Calvin Smith and Linford Christie – the last of whom went on to claim gold in the event four years later) Johnson simply blew away the field.
His time of 9.79 seconds was a new world record, breaking his own, and it was hailed as one of the greatest races in Olympic history. Johnson’s performance was touted as one of the
