Usain Bolt Beijing Olympic relay gold medal in jeopardy as teammate Nesta Carter allegedly fails 2008 doping re-test
Jamaican Olympic sprint relay gold medallist Nesta Carter has returned a doping violation for a banned stimulant after the re-testing of 454 samples from the 2008 Games, two sources familiar with the case said.
The Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) said on Friday it had received notification from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that one of its competitors had returned an adverse analytical result but did not name the athlete.
We want to keep dopers away from the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro [in August]. This is why we are acting swiftly now
The JOA said results management protocols require that they “maintain confidentiality of the result of all doping controls and the identities involved in the proceedings until it has been determined in a hearing”.
Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association president Warren Blake said his organisation had not been notified of any rule violation.
The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said traces of methylhexanamine were discovered in Carter’s “A” sample, part of a batch of 454 from the 2008 Beijing Games the IOC ordered to be re-tested.
Carter could face sanctions if his “B” sample also tests positive.
Neither Carter, who won the 4x100 metres relay along with compatriots Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell and Michael Frater in Beijing, nor his agent replied to repeated requests for comment.