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BLACK SHEEP COSTS USAIN BOLT GOLD MEDAL

Jamaica's Nesta Carter (L) and Usain Bolt celebrating after winning the men's 4×100m relay final at the "Bird's Nest" National Stadium during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

Usain Bolt has lost one of his nine Olympic gold medals in a doping case involving Jamaican teammate Nesta Carter.

The IOC said Wednesday that Carter tested positive for methylhexaneamine, a banned stimulant, in re-analysis of samples from the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

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