'Medication prescribed for me in while out of competition in February 2021 to manage an ongoing medical condition, contained Clomiphene,” Carter said, according to Reuters.Ĭarter’s positive followed an out-of-competition test in March. He repeated his assertion that he was using a necessary medication prescribed by a doctor that could trigger a positive test.
The panel handed Carter a four-year sanction following the positive test for the substance, a female fertility drug that can be used to alter testosterone levels when taken by men.Ĭarter had confirmed his retirement in August saying a private medical condition hindered him from training since March. Jamaica Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel chair Kent Gammon and Carter's lawyer Stuart Stimpson had confirmed the positive test in October, with a hearing held in the same month. The decision was reached by Jamaica's Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel. Olympic and World Championship gold medallist Nesta Carter has received a four-year ban following a positive test for the banned substance clomiphene.