Irish boxer who failed drug test in build-up to Rio Olympics named and provisionally suspended

The Irish male boxer who allegedly tested positive for a banned substance on the eve of the Rio Olympics has been named by the Irish Examiner as 22-year-old Michael O’Reilly, writes Daniel McConnell.

Sources in Rio have revealed that the Portlaoise native was tested in recent days and a banned substance is believed to have shown up in his sample.