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Australian showjumper booted from Olympics after positive cocaine test

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That horse should of known better.

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"It is likely that the positive result was from a single recreational use of the drug at a social event and had no connection with my sport of equestrian," the 36-year-old said in a statement.

gosh! what a stroke of bad luck!

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He's lucky he wasn't in Japan when it was announced.

I remember the Nagano Olympics and the J cops arrested the Canadian snow board gold medalist because he tested positive for marijuana.

Even though he hadn't used in Japan.

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I hope he appeal, I would say I suffered a welding flash, Burn on your eyeballs from ultra violet ray and I took the appropriate medication which is local anaesthetic in the form of eye drop it is for this injury. It is made from cocain. All welder know this and what I am talking about. Once you cope a bad welding flash you always have this medication in the 1st aid box at work and home. In Australia this is allowed to be self administered.

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