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Jamaican sprinter Nesta Carter appeals doping penalty to CAS

Jamaican sprinter Nesta Carter appealed a ruling to the Court of Arbitration for Sports after he and the rest of his 4x100 relay team was stripped of their gold medals they won at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Carter tested positive for the banned stimulant methylhexaneamine in 2008 and he, Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell, and Michael Frater were stripped of their medals on Jan. 25.

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"Yes, they were sent electronically today and the hard copies (sent by courier) will get there tomorrow, so they (documents) have been filed," Carter's lawyer Stimpson said to Reuters.