Jamaican sprinter Nesta Carter at court for Usain Bolt Olympic relay medal case 

Carter shielded his face from media on arriving at sport's highest court on Wednesday for a closed-doors hearing expected to last all day.
Usain Bolt (R) and Nesta Carter (File | PTI)
Usain Bolt (R) and Nesta Carter (File | PTI)

LAUSANNE (SWITZERLAND): Jamaican sprinter Nesta Carter is at the Court of Arbitration for Sport to appeal against disqualification from the 2008 Olympics in a doping case that cost Usain Bolt a 4x100-meter relay gold medal.

Carter shielded his face from media on arriving at sport's highest court on Wednesday for a closed-doors hearing expected to last all day. A verdict is expected within weeks.

The 32-year-old Carter is challenging his disqualification imposed by the International Olympic Committee for a positive test for a banned stimulant.

 Nesta Carter arrives for the CAS hearing | AP
 Nesta Carter arrives for the CAS hearing | AP

Carter tested positive for methylhexaneamine last year in a reanalysis program of samples from the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Olympics.

The case spoiled Bolt's perfect Olympic record of three gold medals — in the 100, 200 and 4x100 — at three consecutive games from 2008-2016.
 

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