Showjumper Tony Andre Hansen loses appeal against Olympic ban
The Norwegian showjumper has lost his appeal to the Swiss Supreme Court against his ban for use of a banned substance during the 2008 Olympic Games in Hong Kong
Capsaicin
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Christian Ahlmann gets harsher penalty for Olympic doping offence
German show jumper Christian Ahlmann has today been ordered to give back all prize-money and medals won since August 2008 following an upping of bans and fines imposed for his doping offense during the Olympics last summer
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Capsaicin to be classed as doping, not medication
Any positive tests for capsaicin — the substance found in samples from four show jumping horses at this summer’s Olympics — will now be treated as doping, rather than medication, offences
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German Equestrian Federation wants Olympic rider's ban doubled
Germany has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to impose a stricter penalty on its Olympic show jumper Christian Ahlmann, saying he committed a doping violation
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Olympic show jumper Bernardo Alves banned for 105 days
Brazilian show jumper Bernardo Alves is banned from competition for two and a half months and fined 1,750 Swiss Francs (£925) by the FEI's disciplinary tribunal
