Tip-offs led Sports Council to Lombard

Irish Olympian Cathal Lombard was caught taking performance enhancing drugs following a tip-off from customs officials, it emerged today.

Tue, 10 Aug, 2004 - 10:34

Irish Olympian Cathal Lombard was caught taking performance enhancing drugs following a tip-off from customs officials, it emerged today.

The Irish Sports Council said it had received information from the Customs service and the Irish Medicines Board about a delivery made to the 28-year-old middle distance runner.

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