USSAIN BOLT GET'S STRIPPED OFF HIS OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL (SEE WHY)

Jamaican athlete viewed as one of the best competitors in history,Usain Bolt has been stripped off one of his record 24 awards.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) declared this on Wednesday, saying Jamaican Nesta Carter had been ensured liable of doping.

Carter was one of the Jamaican competitors who won gold in the 4x100m hand-off at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

He didn't contend in Rio 2016, and has been battling to demonstrate his innocence. He tried positive for the prohibited substance Methlhexanamine.

Every one of the four individuals from the Jamaican transfer group who participated in the Beijing Olympics – which additionally included Michael Frater and Asafa Powell – have now been stripped off their awards.

Original 4x100m silver medallists Trinidad and Tobago are presently liable to be moved up to gold, with Japan helped to silver and Brazil bronze.

Bolt, a 11-time title holder has never tried positive to any prohibited substance all through his vocation.

The previous summer, he depicted the Carter circumstance as sad, yet said he would have no issue giving back an award if the positive test was affirmed.

"It's lamentable [the positive test] in light of the fact that throughout the years you've endeavored to collect gold awards and strive to be a champion… however it's only a unique little something," UK Telegraph cited him as saying.

"Things occur in life, so when it's affirmed or whatever, on the off chance that I have to give back my gold decoration I'd need to give it back, it's not an issue for me."