Positive Doping Cases at the Olympics

Hong Kong – The FEI has just announced that the following combinations will not be competing in the Jumping Individual Final. They have been provisionally suspended by the FEI further to doping/medication control tests that indicated the presence of capsaicin in each horse.

Bernardo Alves (BRA) Chupa Chup

Christian Ahlmann (GER) Coster

Denis Lynch (IRL) Latinus

Tony Andre Hasen (NOR) Camiro

Capsaicin is classified as a “doping” prohibited substance given its hypersensitizing properties, and as a “medication class A” prohibited substance for its pain relieving properties.

As previously communicated, the FEI provisionally suspends all competitors who test positive in doping or positive medication cases at the Olympics Games in the interests of integrity of the sport.

Christain Ahlmann, was notified of his suspension Wednesday August 20th in the evening further to receipt of the test results by the FEI from the Hong Kong Jockey Club Laboratory yesterday afternoon.

A preliminary hearing was held at 10hoo on August 21st before a member of the FEI Tribunal who confirmed the suspension.

The other riders – Tony Andre Hansen, Bernardo Alves, Denis Lynch – were notified earlier today (August 21st) further to receipt of their positive test results this morning. All three of them were provisionally suspended.

Preliminary hearings were held with the respective National Federations in the following order 14h00 – Brazil; 15h00 – Ireland; 16h00 – Norway. The hearings were held before a member of the FEI Tribunal who confirmed the suspension.

Further Steps

Confirmatory analysis of the B-samples will be carried out very shortly according to the accelerated procedure in place for the Olympic Games. Upon report of a positive B-sample result, evidence and written submissions will be requested from the rider, and a three member panel of the FEI Tribunal will be appointed. This panel should take a decision as to the applicable sanctions as early as possible further to the accelerated procedure, and providing for a hearing to be held as necessary. The competition results will be amended as indicated in the Tribunal’s final decision.

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