News about Tyson Gay

Sorry to disabuse you, but on Friday the Olympic oath will be sworn on the Seine and a lot of fingers should be crossed behind backs. The wording reads: 'In the name of all competitors, I promise that we shall take part in these Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by the rules which govern them, committing ourselves to a sport without doping and without drugs, in the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of sport and honour of our team.' Scales have long fallen from our eyes. Ben Johnson's horror in winning the 100 metres gold in Seoul and being found to be drugged to his toenails played a part in that. I remember, too, going to interview Tyson Gay in Florida when he was precisely what he didn't want to be: the world's second fastest man.