North Korea boycotted the 1988 Seoul Olympics, as did five socialist countries including Cuba, an ally of North Korea. Albania, Ethiopia, and Seychelles did not ...

21 апр. 2016 г. · The Olympics are supposed to be about human rights and compassion, but all too often they are used as an alibi for brutal repression.

12 авг. 2020 г. · NBC left Seoul richer in the pockets but poorer in reputation. Viewers complained about too many commercials and taped features, and frequent ...

7 дней назад · In all, 10 athletes were banned from the Games for using performance-enhancing drugs. In the track events the Kenyan men's team won four of the ...

11 авг. 2020 г. · The buildup to the Games was also clouded by a belligerent North Korea, which the South blamed for the bombing of a South Korean passenger jet ...

1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, Republic of Korea · The games were boycotted by North Korea and its ally, Cuba. · Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson was stripped of his ... Summer Olympics · 1940 and 1944 Summer...

9 февр. 2018 г. · After North Korea's bizarre bid to co‑host the 1988 Olympics, it tried to disrupt them with a bomb.

Sprint Scandal. Canadian Ben Johnson set a world record in the 100m sprint, but tested positive for steroids. Johnson was the first world-famous athlete to ...

Sprint Scandal. Canadian Ben Johnson set a world record in the 100m sprint, but tested positive for steroids. Johnson was the first world-famous athlete to ... Seoul 1988Results · Seoul 1988Athletes · Seoul 1988Stories · See table

17 сент. 2023 г. · Seven years later Louganis revealed that he had been diagnosed HIV positive six months before Seoul 1988 and that he had been taking the drug ...