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Fri Oct 12, 2012 8:27 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"CoachJ1@aol.com" coachj12002
The Race that Shocked the World appeared on the BBC awhile back. ESPN's
30 for 30 recently broadcast 9.79.
As Shane McNeil noted:
"The race in Seoul is seeing a renaissance of sorts thanks to 9.79*. The
film takes a look at the Final 24 years later in the context of information
released since that changes the narrative that was once perceived as a
cheating Johnson blowing away a clean field."
As ESPN's Mike Fish noted in talking about one of the key figures in the
scandal, legendary Coach Charlie Francis:
"Francis didn't run from the truth, though. Unlike recent developments that
have seen some prominent U.S. athletes and coaches facing perjury charges
after being questioned by federal investigators and even by Congress, he
didn't deny his connection to steroids.
When Canadian authorities impaneled the Dubin Inquiry to investigate the
doping scandal after Seoul, Francis was the first witness called, testifying
for eight days. He acknowledged responsibility for introducing Johnson to
performance-enhancing drugs. He helped set the tone for the hearings when he
testified to the widespread use of drugs. As the late Charles Dubin wrote
of Francis in his 638-page report: "He believed that the majority of world
records broken in sprint events in recent years were achieved by athletes
who were on steroids and that the dramatic improvement of their performance
could only be explained in that way. In his opinion, in order to compete
successfully against those athletes at the very top level, an athlete had to
take steroids."
Ken Jakalski
Lisle,Illinois
USA
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30 for 30 recently broadcast 9.79.
As Shane McNeil noted:
"The race in Seoul is seeing a renaissance of sorts thanks to 9.79*. The
film takes a look at the Final 24 years later in the context of information
released since that changes the narrative that was once perceived as a
cheating Johnson blowing away a clean field."
As ESPN's Mike Fish noted in talking about one of the key figures in the
scandal, legendary Coach Charlie Francis:
"Francis didn't run from the truth, though. Unlike recent developments that
have seen some prominent U.S. athletes and coaches facing perjury charges
after being questioned by federal investigators and even by Congress, he
didn't deny his connection to steroids.
When Canadian authorities impaneled the Dubin Inquiry to investigate the
doping scandal after Seoul, Francis was the first witness called, testifying
for eight days. He acknowledged responsibility for introducing Johnson to
performance-
testified to the widespread use of drugs. As the late Charles Dubin wrote
of Francis in his 638-page report: "He believed that the majority of world
records broken in sprint events in recent years were achieved by athletes
who were on steroids and that the dramatic improvement of their performance
could only be explained in that way. In his opinion, in order to compete
successfully against those athletes at the very top level, an athlete had to
take steroids."
Ken Jakalski
Lisle,Illinois
USA
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