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"Insisting that he is running clean, Usain Bolt said Thursday that the recent spate of doping scandals in athletics will damage the sport. They won't affect his preparations for the upcoming world championships, however."

"Jamaican sprinters Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce were crowned male and female World Athletes of the Year for 2013 by the sport's governing body, the International Association of Athletics Federations, at a ceremony in Monaco last night."

"Usain Bolt, world's most famous athlete, has called for an end to false allegations about the doping problems of Jamaica after he revealed that a would-be sponsor pulled plug on endorsement deal."

"Usain Bolt, the fastest man in the world, may be in doubt for the next Olympic Games unless his nation gets its act together on its anti-doping measures. The World Anti-Doping Agency last night warned Jamaica it risked expulsion from major competitions if it failed to address failings highlighted by a former senior employee."

"A year after Usain Bolt made history at the London Olympics and declared himself "a living legend," a bombshell dropped largely unnoticed in The Gleaner, the Caribbean's oldest newspaper: A former director of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission alleged the island didn't drug-test its athletes for entire months before they dazzled at the Summer Games."

"Colombian climbing sensation Nairo Quintana has remarked that fight against doping of cycling has helped him excel at the Tour de France by allowing his intense training to make a difference."

"The world's fastest man said recently that the recent spate of doping scandals in athletics will damage the sport. Usain Bolt also remarked that he is running clean and positive tests of his countrymen won't affect his preparations for the upcoming world championships."