Usain Bolt loses one Olympic gold medal as Nesta Carter tests positive







           Nesta Carter

 Usain Bolt has lost one of his nine Olympic gold medals after one of his teammate Nestea Carter tested positive for a banned substance. Carter took part in 4x100m at the Beijing Olympic 2008, which was won by Jamaica in which he took the first leg in the race including the likes of Asafa Powell, Michel Frater.
He was part of 454 athlete selected for doping scandal by the International Olympic Committee. (IOC) last year. It was discovered that he took banned stimulant methylhexaneamine.
 Gold medalists (L - R) Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell of Jamaica pose during the medal ceremony for the men's 4 x 100m relay final of the athletics competition in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 23, 2008. REUTERS/Mike Blake (CHINA)
The head of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association, Dr Warren Blake, said he did not expect the whole team to be penalized: "I didn't rule out he'd be found guilty but my personal opinion is that I'm surprised they'd go that route."

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