ESPN's 30 For 30 '9.79*' [Trailer]

Sgt. Tibs posted Thu, 2012-08-16 01:44

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I, among many other sports documentary enthusiasts, am of the highest of excitement for the return of ESPN's 30 For 30 series. (Sidebar: Kuda & I watch about one a week at the office, hah.) The second documentary slated for release this October (the 9th to be exact) is '9.79*' - the story of Ben Johnson's world record 100m race at the '88 Olympic Games, only to be asterisked after he tested positive for anabolic steroids just days later. The trailer above was released today and it's already, as expected, riveting. (Full synopsis below).

ESPN's 30 For 30 returns on October 2nd, making it a trifecta for sports-loving hip hop fans everywhere. If you're keeping track at home, that's 30 For 30, NBA 2K13, and Kendrick Lamar's Good Kid, m.A.A.d. city. Ladies, plan for a ladies night.

The 100-meter men’s final at the 1988 Seoul Games was the fastest and perhaps most thrilling sprint in Olympic history. But within 48 hours, gold medalist Ben Johnson had tested positive for anabolic steroids, and scandal reigned. This one race still haunts the eight men who took part. But what brought them to the starting line? And what happened to them since?

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cam (not verified) said on Mon, 2012-09-10 17:43

Wow the ghosts of the past keep us very near ,I was training at the track and field centre at York University from 85- 89 and I can tell you those guys Ben Johnson Mark McCoy Desai Williams Glenroy Gilbert were the destroyers of the american sprinting dynasty ,as far as the steroid allegations, all the finalists in the 100 m were on the juice. The only tragedy occurred when Canada decided to take matters into its own hands and tried to make example of Ben ,that farce was called the Dubin enquiry where all the rats came out and testified against Ben like Angela Issajenko ,when it all comes down to it that enquiry destroyed track and field in Canada .Forget Donovan Bailey he was a "yes man" Ben would have gone below 9.7s in another year and Usain Bolt would have been still trying to beat his record I was there I know what Johnson was capable of.

Dan Dufferin (not verified) said on Wed, 2012-10-10 17:35

Well said! I still truly believe that Ben was and always be the world's fastest man. It's too bad that he was made an example of.

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