"Showjumping star Cian O'Connor has denied any wrongdoing after being disqualified from an event in Mexico due to a positive doping test from his horse, Pegasus."
"Over two decades on from his doping scandal at the 2004 Athens Olympics - which saw O'Connor forced to return his gold medal after his horse, Waterford Crystal, tested positive - the 46-year-old has again been sanctioned for violating anti-doping rules."
Cian O'Connor has denied any wrongdoing after being disqualified from an event in Mexico when his horse Pegasus returned a positive doping test. The disqualification follows a positive result that triggered an anti-doping sanction against the rider. The incident comes more than two decades after the 2004 Athens Olympics, when O'Connor was forced to return his gold medal after his horse Waterford Crystal tested positive. O'Connor is 46 years old. The current sanction cites a violation of anti-doping rules and represents a second high-profile doping-related sanction in O'Connor's career. Details of the substance involved and the testing timeline were not provided.
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