Irish Olympics scandal: Failed test ‘no innocent mistake’

Irish middle-weight boxer Michael O’Reilly’s failing of a doping test on the eve of the Rio Olympic Games was believed “not to be an innocent mistake”, it can be revealed.

Team Ireland’s preparations for the Games were last night in tatters as the 23-year-old Portlaoise native was suspended having tested positive for a banned substance.

O’Reilly was tested before leaving for Rio by the Sport Ireland Anti-Doping Agency and returned “an adverse analytical finding in an A-sample”.