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Carter was found to have taken the prohibited substance methylhexaneamine. (Photo: AP)

Usain Bolt stripped of Beijing gold after team mate tests positive

Usain Bolt has lost one of his nine Olympic gold medals after team mate Nesta Carter was found guilty of doping.

25 Jan 2017 8:45 PM IST

Usain Bolt, Nesta Carter, Asafa Powell and Michael Frater were on the Jamaican relay squad that was disqualified after Carter tested positive for the banned substance methylhexaneamine in a re-test of Beijing samples. (Photo: AP)

Bolt returns 2008 Beijing gold medal, says 'rules are rules'

The International Olympic Committee officially withdrew Jamaica's 4x100m relay gold from Beijing Games after Carter's...

28 Jan 2017 10:17 AM IST

Cao Lei, the 75kg champion (in picture), Chen Xiexia, the 48kg gold medallist, and Liu Chunhong, who won the 69kg category, were stripped of their titles. (Photo: AFP)

3 Chinese weightlifters stripped of 2008 Olympic gold

Weightlifting has been responsible for around half of the dozens of new doping cases revealed in recent months.

13 Jan 2017 11:25 AM IST

Magnificent instrument!

Check out the most expensive pianos in the world and the interesting history behind each piece.

21 May 2017 12:35 AM IST