Equestrianism: O&#39;Connor could lose gold after mount tests positive
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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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ATHENS : Ireland&#39;s Cian O&#39;Connor, riding Waterford Crystal, won the Olympic individual show jumping title at the Markopoulo equestrian centre.
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Best Mate, winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup for the last three years, suffered a rare defeat when he was beaten by leading Irish chaser Beef Or Salmon at Leopardstown.
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Britain will find out on Saturday whether its equestrian medals will be upgraded.
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The International Gymnastics Federation ruled on Thursday that American gymnast Paul Hamm may keep his Olympic gold medal for the men&#39;s gymnastic all-around title.
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The offices of the Equestrian Federation of Ireland were broken into in another twist in the Irish Olympic gold medal controversy, it has emerged today.
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Offices of Ireland&#39;s equestrian governing body were broken into overnight after the theft in England of a doping test sample from the horse that helped Ireland win its only Olympic gold medal in Athens.
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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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Four horses competing at the Athens Olympics tested positive for banned substances, the International Equestrian Federation announced Friday. Showjumper Cian O'Connor, winner of Ireland's only gold medal in Athens, confirmed that his horse, Waterford Crystal, tested positive.
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Olympic all-round gymnastics champion Paul Hamm said yesterday that he would return his gold medal if the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled that a judging error denied South Korea&#39;s Yang Tae-young the title.
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TORONTO, Canada : World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) president Dick Pound believes that US cyclist Tyler Hamilton does not deserve to keep his Olympic time-trial gold medal after testing positive for doping in Athens.
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Irish show jumper Cian O&#39;Connor says he is not a cheat after it emerged that a second horse owned and ridden by the Olympic gold medallist tested positive in a drugs test.
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Germany have lost their two gold medals in the equestrian three-day eventing competition after France, Britain and the United States won their appeal to sport&#39;s highest appeal body.
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Ireland&#39;s only champion at the Athens Olympics and two high-profile German riders risk losing gold medals after their horses failed dope tests.
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Documents relating to the alleged doping of the Olympic horse Waterford Crystal were reportedly stolen during yesterday morning&#39;s break-in at the Equestrian Federation of Ireland&#39;s offices.
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A second blood sample taken from  Waterford Crystal, the horse Cian O'Connor rode to win  Ireland's only gold medal at the Athens Olympics, has also  tested positive for banned substances, local media reported  Tuesday.
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Although they cannot take away Paul Hamm&#39;s gold medal in the men&#39;s gymnastics all-around final, officials with the International Gymnastics Federation could announce sanctions today against judges in the event, an FIG spokesman said Friday.