1988 Olympics

Japan Olympic Committee member Kaori Yamaguchi, who won judo bronze in Seoul in 1988, described "anxiety and distrust" between the public and the government over the Tokyo Games.

Until recently, she could often go full days without reminders of what happened. She preferred it that way. The event was so long ago. It was so terrible. She'd been pardoned for her crimes, and she'd tried to build a new version of her life. She got married. She raised two children. She attended church. She went on hikes - relaxing ones, short one...

Joao Havelange, former FIFA president who was instrumental in bringing the Olympic games to Rio de Janeiro, has died aged 100

Serious questions have been asked about Tennis' future in the Olympics after 20 high-profile players withdrew citing a combination of security, injury and Zika virus concerns.

German officials talked about staging a historic Olympics in East and West Berlin to celebrate the end of the Cold War. The rest of the world added the 102 medals which the GDR won at the 1988 Seoul Olympics to the 40 won by West Germany and announced the birth of a new sporting superpower to threaten Soviet and American supremacy.

Johnson said he decided to speak out because he wanted to help make changes in today's society about drugs in sports.

The Jamaica-born Canadian athlete was sensationally stripped of his 100m gold in the 1988 Seoul Olympics after testing positive for stanozolol, a banned anabolic steroid.

Bubka, who is also deputy president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), won Olympic pole vault gold at Seoul in 1988 and six world championship titles during his career.

Australia's Neil Hawgood, who was part of the 1988 Olympic squad, was appointed the chief coach of India's women's hockey team on Monday.

Steven Redgrave was a winning member of the British coxed fours crew at the 1984 Los Angeles Games, and won golds in 1988 and 1992 in the coxless pairs.

Unbeaten in 13 years, Siberian-born Karelin won his first gold in the super heavyweight division of Greco-Roman wrestling in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

Ben Johnson smashed his way to a crushing win in the 100 metres and was then exposed as sport's biggest cheat.

Didier Defago handed Switzerland its first men's downhill gold since 1988 while Chinese pairs skaters Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo prepared to cap a remarkable Olympic comeback.

Japan Olympic Committee member Kaori Yamaguchi, who won judo bronze in Seoul in 1988, described "anxiety and distrust" between the public and the government over the Tokyo Games.

Until recently, she could often go full days without reminders of what happened. She preferred it that way. The event was so long ago. It was so terrible. She'd been pardoned for her crimes, and she'd tried to build a new version of her life. She got married. She raised two children. She attended church. She went on hikes - relaxing ones, short one...

Joao Havelange, former FIFA president who was instrumental in bringing the Olympic games to Rio de Janeiro, has died aged 100

Serious questions have been asked about Tennis' future in the Olympics after 20 high-profile players withdrew citing a combination of security, injury and Zika virus concerns.

German officials talked about staging a historic Olympics in East and West Berlin to celebrate the end of the Cold War. The rest of the world added the 102 medals which the GDR won at the 1988 Seoul Olympics to the 40 won by West Germany and announced the birth of a new sporting superpower to threaten Soviet and American supremacy.

Johnson said he decided to speak out because he wanted to help make changes in today's society about drugs in sports.

The Jamaica-born Canadian athlete was sensationally stripped of his 100m gold in the 1988 Seoul Olympics after testing positive for stanozolol, a banned anabolic steroid.

Bubka, who is also deputy president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), won Olympic pole vault gold at Seoul in 1988 and six world championship titles during his career.

Australia's Neil Hawgood, who was part of the 1988 Olympic squad, was appointed the chief coach of India's women's hockey team on Monday.

Steven Redgrave was a winning member of the British coxed fours crew at the 1984 Los Angeles Games, and won golds in 1988 and 1992 in the coxless pairs.

Unbeaten in 13 years, Siberian-born Karelin won his first gold in the super heavyweight division of Greco-Roman wrestling in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

Ben Johnson smashed his way to a crushing win in the 100 metres and was then exposed as sport's biggest cheat.

Didier Defago handed Switzerland its first men's downhill gold since 1988 while Chinese pairs skaters Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo prepared to cap a remarkable Olympic comeback.