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Usain Bolt stripped of an Olympic medal . . .

Started by Rooinek3 REPLIES4,124 VIEWS· 25 Jan 2017, 21:35
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Rooinek
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RooinekCaptain18,117 posts
25 Jan 2017, 21:35
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25 Jan 2017, 21:35#1
Nothing the big man did wrong, one of his team mates - Nesta Carter - was tested retrospectively and tested positive so the Jamaican Mens 4 x 100 relay team was stripped of the gold medal they won at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Story here.

Bet Carter is not Bolt's favourite person right now!
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25 Jan 2017, 23:23
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25 Jan 2017, 23:23#2
To be fair, the authorities didn't have much option. There's only one person at fault here and it's the drug cheat.
I feel sorry for Bolt who is a true legend and deserves better but I'm also glad that they do this retrospective testing and name and shame the cheats all these years down the line.  
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31 Jan 2017, 09:30
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31 Jan 2017, 09:30#3

Irrespective of the way you look at it Cloudy, the team won with a cheat, so his run contributed to their overall win, therefore the team must lose their medals, not just the one runner.


I wonder if the second placed team get moved up in the medals, can't see why not  

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02 Feb 2017, 17:29
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02 Feb 2017, 17:29#4

No, not sure who came second, but I can't see why the medals can't be promoted to the second placed winner.


 

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