Read moreMemories of Moscow 1980: A Games Of Many Monsters Of The Waves In A Sea Of Harm & Heist27 July 2020We end our memories of the boycotted Moscow 1980 Olympic Games with an overview of the swimming events, the truth that emerged down the years and a review of the races over the closing two finals sessions of the meet and where they left the protagonists, at that moment and in the long-term of life ....
Pain, Doping, Medals in a German Courthouse10 May 2000By Roger Cohen BERLIN, May 10 -- He is a shrunken man these days, his eyes evasive behind glasses. But for more than a quarter-century, Manfred Ewald was little short of a demigod, the undisputed "Sportführer" presiding over Communist East Germany's extra-ordinary gold-medal machine. That succes...
East German Olympic Chief on Trial01 May 2000By Paul Geitner May 2, BERLIN. After convicting East German coaches, doctors and other sports functionaries of systematically doping athletes for the glory of communism, prosecutors aimed their sights today at the men allegedly responsible for the top-secret program. The longtime chief of East Germa...
Judge Orders Exam for Former East German Olympic Head08 May 2000May 9, BERLIN. A judge ordered a new medical examination Tuesday for the former head of the East German Olympic program, on trial for doping female athletes without their knowledge, after the man's lawyer said his client isn't fit to stand trial. Manfred Ewald, 73, had been examined before t...