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On Demand. 1:20:00. 9.79*. ESPN+ • ESPN Films. You Might Also Like. The Captain. Peyton's Places. 30 for 30. Inside the College Football Playoff.
Documentary Feature on the Carl Lewis / Ben Jonson rivalry - and doping scandal, during the world record breaking 100m sprint in Seoul , 1988.
Stream the film 9.79* on Watch ESPN. The 100-meter final at the Seoul Games was riddled in scandal. This one race still haunts the eight men who took part.
9.79* tells the fascinating story of the controversial 100 metre race at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, where the scandalous tale of illegal substance abuse changed the world of...
9.79* tells the fascinating story of the controversial 100 metre race at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, where the scandalous tale of illegal substance abuse changed the world of athletics forever.
- Daniel Gordon
- Carl Lewis, Ben Johnson, Mary Ormsby
Oct 10, 2012 · In ESPN's newest 30 for 30 film, 9.79*, Gordon tells the story of the 1988 Seoul Olympics, and more specifically, the 100-meter dash. In that race, Canadian Ben Johnson raced past his biggest...
Ben Johnson defeated Carl Lewis in the 100 meter final in 1988. Johnson would be stripped of his title days later for doping allegations. Even after this disgrace, Lewis still visibly seethes in his interview, feeling he was robbed that one day in Seoul.
