Nesta Carter handed four-year ban for second doping violation

Nesta Carter handed four-year ban for second doping violation

KINGSTON, Jamaica Dec 1 (Reuters) - Retired sprinter Nesta Carter avoided the maximum punishment for a second doping violation on Wednesday when Jamaica's Independent Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel handed him a four-year ban for the use of the banned drug Clomiphene.

Carter, who won four world championship relay medals for Jamaica before retiring earlier this year, faced an eight-year ban after testing positive for the testosterone-boosting substance in an out of competition test in March this year.

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Nesta Carter picture courtesy of Joe Swift Photography

 

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