Lynch fails to get suspension lifted

SHOW JUMPER Denis Lynch’s hope that his suspension would be temporarily lifted were dashed by the International Equestrian Federation (FEI).

Lynch appeared before an FEI tribunal in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Saturday and argued his case concerning the discovery of the banned substance capsaicin in the gelding Lantinus at the Olympics.

While Lynch later said he got a fair hearing, yesterday the FEI said the tribunal had opted not to grant him a temporary reprieve.