O'Connor stripped of medal

Irish showjumper Cian O’Connor was today officially stripped of his Olympic gold medal because his horse failed a drugs test.

O'Connor stripped of medal
Sun, 03 Jul, 2005 - 17:26

Irish showjumper Cian O’Connor was today officially stripped of his Olympic gold medal because his horse failed a drugs test.

Waterford Crystal failed the test at last year’s Athens Games and then a ’B’ urine sample was stolen from a laboratory in Newmarket in October.

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