Back in Seoul, Johnson hopes for 'new chance'


Sprinter Ben Johnson of Canada talks with his colleagues during his visit to the track at the Seoul Olympic Stadium in Seoul September 24, 2013. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won

SEOUL (Reuters) - Cheat. Disgrace. Canada's shame: Ben Johnson has been called all these things and more in the last 25 years.

Few athletes evoke the same depth of disdain as Johnson, the Canadian sprinter whose steroid-fuelled surge to gold at the 1988 Seoul Olympics opened the world's eyes to the menace of doping.

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