Disgraced sprinter, Ben Johnson, wasn’t surprised by Marion Jones’ confession, and he’s now waiting for more atheletes to admit they took performance enhancing drugs.
Johnson ran a record 9.79 seconds to win the 100m gold at the 1988 seoul Olympic, then tested positive for the steroids stanozolol and was stripped of his medal and time. ”I expected it”Johnson said of johns, whomitt last week that she was using banned substances when she won five Olympic medals at the 2000 Sydney Games.
” But again, i believe that everyone on the international level is using performance-enhancing drugs and, you know, it’s widespread and it’s going to continue,”the Canadian said in a radio interview. ”A lot more people (are) going to be also comming forward."
Johnson said current atheletes would have a harder time covering up their illegal activities."The tests will be more powerful, and these people who are trying to mask this information, they’re going to have problems,”he said
Jones, who gave back her three gold and two broonze medals, pleaded guilty last bfriday and announced her retirement from the sport. ” I supported her, and, you know, it’s going to be tough times,” Johnson said.”Her life has chan ged now”
Johson, who last year claimed Carl Lewis played a part in a conspiracy to sabotage him at the 1988 Games, said there was even more pressure on atheletes to be faster now than when he was running. ” It’s much greater now than i was commpeting because there’s too (much) prize money out there,” said Johnson, who thinks he was unlucky to get caught when he did.”
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