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Equestrian Australia Bans Its Olympic Hopeful From Tokyo Games Over Positive Cocaine Test
Equestrian Australia Bans Its Olympic Hopeful From Tokyo Games Over Positive Cocaine Test
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Australian showjumper and Olympic hopeful Jamie Kermond has been temporarily suspended from the Tokyo Games after he tested positive for... 21.07.2021, Sputnik International
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"Equestrian Australia has provisionally suspended Jumping athlete Jamie Kermond under the Australian National Anti-Doping Policy 2021", the national governing body said in a statement, adding that the athlete is banned from partaking in "any WADA compliant event, including the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, while the provisional suspension is in place".Kermond returned a positive A-sample for a metabolite of cocaine — prohibited In-Competition by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the Australian National Anti-Doping Policy 2021 — following a test conducted by Sport Integrity Australia on 26 June.The athlete now has the opportunity to have his B-sample analysed, the statement read.
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Equestrian Australia Bans Its Olympic Hopeful From Tokyo Games Over Positive Cocaine Test
05:39 GMT 21.07.2021 (Updated: 06:19 GMT 21.07.2021) MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Australian showjumper and Olympic hopeful Jamie Kermond has been temporarily suspended from the Tokyo Games after he tested positive for cocaine prohibited by Australian and world anti-doping laws, Equestrian Australia said on Wednesday.
"Equestrian Australia has provisionally suspended Jumping athlete Jamie Kermond under the Australian National Anti-Doping Policy 2021", the national governing body said in a statement, adding that the athlete is banned from partaking in "any WADA compliant event, including the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, while the provisional suspension is in place".
Kermond returned a positive A-sample for a metabolite of cocaine — prohibited In-Competition by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the Australian National Anti-Doping Policy 2021 — following a test conducted by Sport Integrity Australia on 26 June.
The athlete now has the opportunity to have his B-sample analysed, the statement read.
