Olympic horses fail dope tests
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Waterford Crystal, the horse Cian O&#39;Connor rode to win Ireland&#39;s only gold medal at the Athens Olympics, has failed a dope test after the individual show jumping competition.
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A backup doping sample from the horse that won the show jumping gold medal at the Athens Olympics also was positive for a banned substance, the Irish rider's lawyer said Tuesday.
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Although a lab blunder forced the International Olympic Committee to drop the doping case against Olympic time trial gold medalist Tyler Hamilton, the IOC and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) have maintained that the test to detect blood transfusions
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Waterford Crystal, the Irish Horse who produced a flashy performance to cruise into the gold medal position with Cian O&#39;Connor, tested positive for a banned substance after the individual show jumping competition, the International Equestrian Federation
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ATHENS - Host nation Greece, already embarrassed by two sprinters who dropped out of the Games after missing a drug test, received another black eye when bronze-winning weightlifter Leonidas Sampanis tested positive for excessive ...
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The news that Ireland&#39;s Cian O&#39;Connor could lose his Olympic gold medal after a positive dope test on his mount, Waterford Crystal, has shaken the show jumping world.
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Offices of Ireland&#39;s equestrian governing body have been broken into after the alleged theft in England of a doping test sample from the horse that helped Ireland win its only Olympic gold in Athens.
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Showjumper Cian O&#39;Connor, winner of Ireland&#39;s only gold medal in Athens, said his horse Waterford Crystal was among them, issuing a statement shortly after the International Equestrian Federation announced the positive tests.
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Olympic time trial champion Tyler Hamilton has been suspended by his Phonak team after failing a dope test. The American, who tested positive for blood doping at the Olympics and the Tour of Spain, is waiting for the results of his &quot;B&quot; samples.
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IRELAND looks certain to be stripped of its only gold medal from the Athens Olympics after the nationâs most popular horse, Waterford Crystal, tested positive for a banned drug.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.  - U.S. rider Joseph  D'Antoni has been banned for two years after testing positive  for the prohibited substance EPO, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency  (USADA) has announced.
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The state Racing and Wagering Board yesterday suspended the racing licenses of three horsemen, including a reputed member of the Gambino organized crime family, who were linked to a plot to fix a horse race by doping one of the animals.
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We do not dare to believe that our two champions, Katerina Thanou and Kostas Kenteris, avoided the IOC&#39;s drug test because they were doped.
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ATHENS, Greece - The first woman to win a gold medal at Ancient Olympia - a Russian shot putter - is under investigation for a positive drug test, international and Russian Olympic officials said Sunday.
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Olympic men's hammer champion Adrian  Annus has been stripped of his gold medal after failing to take  a drug test, an IOC source said on Sunday.
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ATHENS, Greece -- The winner of Wednesday&#39;s women&#39;s shot put has been stripped of her gold medal after failing a drugs test after the competition.
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IRELANDâS only gold medal of the Athens Olympics will depend on a drugs test in New York on the blood sample given by Waterford Crystal, the horse on which Cian OâConnor won the showjumping title.