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Bolt loses 2008 Olympics relay gold in teammate doping case

Bolt is no longer a triple-triple Olympic champion after his sprint relay teammate failing a drugs test.

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt is no longer a triple-triple Olympic champion after his sprint relay teammate Nesta Carter was disqualified from the 2008 games for failing a drugs test.

31-year-old Carter ran the first leg in the 4 by 100 meters relay in Beijing, helping Jamaica to a new world record of 37.10 seconds and Bolt to his 3rd Olympic 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. © AFP

But, the International Olympic Committee has now stripped the entire Jamaican team including Bolt of that victory after a reanalysis of Carter's anti-doping sample tested positive for banned substance.