O'Connor 'will be considered' for Beijing games

Showjumper Cian O’Connor, stripped of an Olympic gold medal over a horse doping scandal, will be considered for the Irish team to travel to the Beijing Games in 2008, it emerged today.

Avril Doyle, president of the Equestrian Federation of Ireland, said the rider was a talented horseman and deserved to be on a shortlist of potential Olympians.