Ben Johnson of Canada won the men’s...
From Staff and Wire Reports
Ben Johnson of Canada won the men’s 50 meters in 5.65 seconds, only 0.04 seconds from the world record.
Russian Irina Privalova won the women’s 50-meter dash in 6.04 seconds and the 200 in 22.64, beating Jamaican Merlene Ottey.
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