By Chrysanthus Ikeh
Jamaican sprinter, Usain Bolt has expressed disappointment at the decision of the United States Anti-Doping Agency to reduce the sentence handed down to American’s Tyson Gay who was banned for use of drugs.
Gay, who has been serving a year ban, had tested positive to a banned substance at the World Championships in Moscow in 2013 but has seen his punishment reduced after he agreed to cooperate with the authorities. He will now compete with the World’s fastest man, who is not happy with the decision of the authorities.
Speaking at a recent interview with Runners World, the highly respected sprinter said: ‘I was really upset about that, he got a year just because he talked to the authorities about how it was done and who helped him, that sends the wrong message, if you do it and get caught, just tell us all you know and we’ll lower your ban.’
Not done with giving his opinion, Bolt labelled the authority’s decision the ‘stupidest thing’ to do.
‘’It’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard. The message should be: “If you cheat you’re going to be kicked out of the sport, it really bothers me. I’m not worried about him beating me, I think it’s because I respected him so much over the years, he was a competitor, kept me on my toes and he pushed me to always do my best.
‘Then to find out that he was on drugs it’s a bit like I think parents must feel when they have a kid who does something bad and lets them down. I feel like he let me down and he let the sport down,’ Bolt added.
