Better late than never: Jamaica DQ gets Brazil Olympic medal
RIO DE JANEIRO — Bruno de Barros is on the verge of finally getting an Olympic medal.
It will be more than eight years late arriving, and it’s bronze — not gold or silver. None of this matters one bit to the Brazilian.
Jamaica was stripped of its gold medal in the 4×100-meter relay from the 2008 Olympics in Beijing earlier this week when one runner — Nesta Carter — was found guilty of doping. That moved Brazil up to bronze, though Jamaica may consider an appeal.
“It’s a great sense of happiness, despite the time lapse, which isn’t really important,” Barros told The Associated Press. “The feeling of being an Olympic medallist is the same. In fact, after waiting so long it’s worth more.”