Desai Williams passes away
https://torontosun.com/sports/other-...box=1649800963
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Williams died suddenly on the weekend. There was no cause of death given.
William was one of the world’s top sprinters in the 1980s, helping the Canadian 4×100 metre team win the bronze medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics – along with Ben Johnson, Sterling Hinds and Tony Sharpe.
He also finished sixth in the 1988 100-metre final, a race infamous for Canada’s Ben Johnson winning the event in a world-record time (9.79 seconds), only to be stripped off the gold medal and the world record a few days later when he tested positive for anabolic steroids. Years later, it was revealed that every sprinter in that final had been caught up using illegal substances at one time or another, including Williams.
Born in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Williams became a national team sprint coach after he competitive career ended, as well as a speed coach for the Toronto Argonauts.
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Was one of the power sprinters during the steroid rampant Olympic movement in the 80's and was on the 4x100 relay team with Ben Johnson in Las Angeles
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