Cheating in Sports: A Journey Into the World of Low-Down Dirty Cheats

Moore's investigation into Lewis and his relationship with the American press, team-mates and fans soon put me straight. The author mentions an article in Sports Illustrated from before the Games that described Lewis as "vain, shallow and self-absorbed".

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He also highlights the backlash to Lewis delaying his entry into the Olympic Stadium with Michael Jordan and explains how Lewis's absence from the Olympic Village further alienated him from his team-mates. Lewis was booed after only jumping once in the long jump final; and, astonishingly, some of the American press called him the "Flying Faggot", due to rumours about his sexuality.

It was of course poppycock. Moore informs us that none of the big brands came in for Lewis, even though he had emulated Jesse Owens' achievement of four golds. If Lewis was to continue to pull money in, then he would need to do so through appearance fees at European meetings.

Johnson's emergence from the pack to challenge Lewis' supremacy would cause the American a lot of pain and angst through the years, but he would openly admit that the growing rivalry between the pair earned him fantastic riches. The second part of the book deals with the clashes between the duo, in particular charting the races between Johnson and Lewis from , the first time the Canadian beat the Olympic champion.

Moore's chapter title sums up the score at the time: But, from Johnson's maiden triumph at the Zurich Weltklasse meeting in August , things began to change. The final win of Johnson's four consecutive victories over Lewis before the World Championships in Rome in came in Seville. It was a feisty affair that Johnson won by 0. The row became heated and the pair had to be separated by Mel Lattany, a former American sprinter. It is another insight into how the pair had grown to dislike each other. What was clear at the time, and is accurately portrayed in Moore's version of events, is the growing sense of injustice felt by Lewis post-Rome.

Johnson destroyed Lewis by a tenth of a second to win the world title, setting a new world record in the process, and despite the possible accusations Lewis may have faced about sour grapes, he decided that he had to speak out. With the success came new challenges for Johnson. In , he would split from Francis over differences of opinions about training, although eventually the two would get back together to plot Johnson's attempt at gold in Seoul.

Ben Johnson, Carl Lewis and the drama of the Dirtiest Race in History

A hamstring injury threatened to ruin Johnson's preparations, and an ever expanding entourage surrounded him as never before, with the growing influence of Astaphan a key part of the tale. Lewis had problems of his own, however, not that we knew this at the time. Unbeknown to the general public until , Lewis had failed a drugs test at the US Olympic trials, his urine sample containing banned stimulants.

Although the volume of substances found in Lewis' urine would not bring a ban today, at the time he should have been kicked off of the Olympic team. The Americans managed to clear him on appeal, under inadvertent usage, yet how different would sporting history have been if Lewis, who had been spent the last year dropping strong hints about his rivals' drug use, had been prevented from running in Seoul due to a failed test?

Naturally the book moves towards the final showdown, yet Moore manages to pace the arrival at the starting blocks in Seoul superbly. At no point are you thinking "just cut to the chase", as you realise that you are reading a crucial part of the narrative in the lead-up to the Olympic final.

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Lewis beating his rival for the first time in five meetings at Zurich; details of Johnson's final steroid programme 26 days before the Olympics; the brewing tension between Francis and Astaphan; the threat from Astaphan to Johnson that he wanted a million dollars, otherwise he would spill the beans.

Like a good film, all the threads of the plot begin to entwine, as Moore expertly captures the mood, and works his way to the seismic conclusion. The race itself is portrayed succinctly, as I guess is fairly inescapable for such a short race, yet still the depiction of the 9. The explosive start from Johnson, which for once was almost matched by Lewis; the look of utter concern on Lewis's face as the race unfolds; the fact that Lewis ran out of his lane, such was his preoccupation with the Canadian; the emphatic celebration of Johnson " Take that" ; the total blanking Johnson gave to Lewis when the American shook his hand.

Of course, this isn't where the story ends. Johnson's subsequent disqualification rocked the sporting world — you do wonder what would happen in the age of 24 hour channels and the internet if a similar thing were to happen today — with Moore covering the dramatic events from the perspective of the laboratory testers, to the media gathered in Seoul, via Johnson, Lewis, Francis, Astaphan and numerous other parties involved.

Moore somehow managed to make me feel a little bit of sorrow towards Johnson, especially when a Canadian official asks for his medal back. If Johnson had been set up, then that was an unfortunate incident and one which cannot be pardoned. The second reason that Chinese students cheat is because they can.

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Here, the cheating services are as much to blame as the testing services, organisations like College Board, which owns and administers the SAT and for years has been recycling old material from previous tests to save a little money. In March, Reuters reported that , since , there have been at least eight occasions in which test materials were compromised, but the SAT went ahead and administered them anyway.

They are all enablers, helping to fuel a global cheating epidemic that robs us all. As dire as the situation is, I still hold out hope. The fact that China is introducing more severe consequences for cheating on the gaokao is a good first step. I hope the punishments are doled out consistently and fairly.

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