When I was at Western (UWO), a lot of students were at the pub one night to watch Ben Johnson beat Carl Lewis live. That was electric. Then the scandal started the next day, and someone held a "Thanks A Bunch Ben Johnson" party the next weekend. With hindsight now, we know they were all cheating.
https://windsorstar.com/sports/cole-...d-25-years-ago
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the race had taken place at 1:30 in the afternoon, Seoul time, on the second Saturday of the 1988 Summer Olympics, Sept. 24
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So, I'm thinking the race was Friday evening, 11:30 pm, London time?