Sprinter Gay should have been banned: Bolt

A one-year ban for doping - it's the 'stupidest thing' Usain Bolt says he has ever heard.

Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt (pic) says sprint rival Tyson Gay should have been kicked out of the sport for doping. (AAP)

Usain Bolt says American sprint rival Tyson Gay got off lightly and should have been kicked out of the sport for doping.

Gay received a reduced one-year suspension in 2013 after testing positive for a steroid at the U.S. championships. He got the lighter penalty because he provided evidence to the US Anti-Doping Agency that led to an eight-year ban for coach Jon Drummond.

Bolt, the Jamaican who has won six Olympic gold medals and holds the world record in the 100 and 200 metres, says he was "really upset" with the decision to let Gay cut a deal.

In an interview with Runner's World magazine published in The Times of London newspaper on Friday, Bolt says "it's the stupidest thing I've ever heard."


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