Olympic horses get positive result for banned substances
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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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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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The decision by the US Anti-Doping Agency comes after the Fort Worth runner&#39;s second positive test for an illegal steroid. The former 400-meter world champion tested positive for the banned drug EPO at a meet in July.
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The Irish showjumper Cian O&#39;Connor faces losing his Olympic gold medal after a B-tested blood sample confirmed traces of banned substances in the horse he rode to victory in Athens.
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At virtually every racetrack in America and in the barns of some of the sportâs most successful trainers, there are horses who have been treated with anabolic steroids.
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Athens - Two weightlifters from Azerbaidjan have been banned from competitions for life after testing positive for drugs, in the first two doping cases of the Athens Paralympics, officials said here on Wednesday.
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Cian O&#39;Connor, the Irish showjumper whose Olympics-winning horse tested positive for a banned substance, could now hold on to his gold medal following the sensational news that a portion of the horse&#39;s sample has been stolen.
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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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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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Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - Russian sprinter Anton Galkin has tested positive for a banned substance and was disqualified from the Athens Olympics on Friday.
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As many as six weightlifters tested  positive for drugs before the Athens Olympics, officials said  on Thursday.
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Equine influenza appears to have spread to Australia's thoroughbreds after one tests positive for the virus.
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Athens - Two powerlifters from Azerbaijan have been banned for life after testing positive for banned steroids in out-of-competition tests at the Athens Paralympics.
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A Cuban judo player has tested positive for a banned substance at the Athens Paralympics and is being stripped of his gold medal. The International Paralympic Committee said 35-year-old Sergio Arturo Perez
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TURIN, Italy  - The discovery of a new, highly  sophisticated steroid designed to evade drug-testers is a  positive step in the war against doping in sport although more  illegal substances are sure to surface, says Olympic chief  Jacques Rogge.
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A medical product used to treat both  male hair loss and prostate problems has been added to the list  of banned drugs for athletes.
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Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou are given provisional bans for missing drugs tests.