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Usain Bolt Comments on Being Stripped of Gold Medal from 2008 Beijing Olympics

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Although Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt was stripped of his 4x100-meter gold medal from the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing after teammate Nesta Carter received a doping sanction, he doesn't believe the International Olympic Committee's actions will detract from his legacy.

"I am disappointed based on losing a medal, but it won't take away from what I have done throughout my career, because I have won my individual events and that’s the key thing," Bolt said, according to Agence France-Presse (via the South China Morning Post).

Bolt added that while he's not thrilled factors out of his control facilitated the IOC's actions, he understands "rules are rules.