Cian O’Connor satisfied with fairness of CAS hearing

Hours after his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Switzerland, Cian O’Connor was in a magnanimous mood, perhaps influenced somewhat by the festive spirit at the Christmas show in London’s Olympia.

Previously, he had declared his understandable upset at the injustice that had occurred at the European Championships in Aachen, Germany, last August, when a member of the ground crew ran in front of him and his mount Good Luck, costing Ireland a place at the Olympics when they knocked the next fence.

Reflecting yesterday, though, he said he was satisfied that both he, Horse Sport Ireland and the Federation Equestre Internationale had been given the opportunity to explain why the Irish show jumping team should or should not (in the case of the FEI) be booking its ticket to Rio.