Disgraced former sprinter Ben Johnson, who had his 100m gold at the 1988 Olympics stripped after testing positive for steroids, has claimed a book due in September will provide new evidence that he was a victim of sabotage.
Johnson also claimed he had been wronged by the Olympic and athletics authorities, despite conceding that he had knowingly taken the banned substance in the lead-up to the Seoul Games.
"It's been 22 years since I tested positive in 1988, and it has come to pass that I was sabotaged, put it that way," Johnson told reporters on Thursday ahead of a symposium in Harlem on sports in Jamaica.
Canadian Johnson said his autobiography "Seoul to Soul" would reveal new information about his case that had come to light four years ago.
"There's more coming out, there's more that I could say, but I can't elaborate too much ... I can't say too much right now, because I've been advised by my manager that I can't say too much about the book," the 48-year-old added, wearing a dark suit, purple shirt and tie.
Asked why he was bringing the information to light now, Johnson said: "To show the world that I wasn't the only one who was doing what they're doing because of a level playing field."
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