Ben Johnson's protgs for trials at Salgaocar

Legendary sprinter Carl Lewis came to India in his prime to participate in a Permit Meet in New Delhi during the late eighties. Now it's the turn of his once bitter adversary Ben Johnson to step on......

I would have still won that race without drugs in 1988, says Ben Johnson

Cheat. Disgrace. Canada's shame: Ben Johnson has been called all these things and more in the last 25 years.Few athletes evoke the same depth of disdain as Johnson, the Canadian sprinter whose......

Olympic champ Lewis pleads with athletes to save the sport

Jamaica’s sprinter Usain Bolt with UK distance runner Mo Farah. Photograph: Ian Walton/Getty Images Athletes must themselves decide the future they want for their sport following the latest......

Smith true winner of 'dirtiest race' in history

If anti-doping regulations had been strictly enforced, Calvin Smith, a gifted American sprinter with a distinctive upright style, would have left the 1988 Seoul Games as the Olympic 100 metres......

All eyes on Bolt-Gay showdown

When it comes to showdowns, athletics has seen nothing like it since days of Ben Johnson v Carl Lewis more than 20 years ago. Usain Bolt, the triple Olympic champion, against Tyson Gay, the triple......