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Olympics: One step away

Olympics: One step away

Aust jumpers get Olympic nod to ride as individuals

Horsetalk.co.nz Edwina Tops-Alexander pictured at the 2016 Rio Games. © AOC Australian showjumpers Edwina Tops-Alexander and Katie Laurie are being allowed to compete in the individual jumping competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The pair had been part of a three-person team with Jamie Kermond, who was provisionally suspended this week after returning a positive test for cocaine. The team’s reserve member, Rowan Willis, had already withdrawn. Late yesterday, the Australian Olympic Committee was informed that the pair will be permitted to compete as individuals. The decision means Australia is now fielding two individuals for the event, whereas 15 other countries have one individual representative. There will be 19 countries competing for team honours.

Australian rider provisionally banned from Tokyo Olympics

Australian rider provisionally banned from Tokyo Olympics PTI Sydney: Equestrian Australia said Wednesday it had provisionally suspended a member of the Olympic show jumping team over a positive test for cocaine. The governing body said Jamie Kermond returned a positive A-sample for a metabolite of cocaine following a test conducted by Sport Integrity Australia on June 26. It said Kermond was banned from competing at the Tokyo Olympics but had the right to have his B-sample analysed. The 36-year-old Kermond was expected to make his Olympic debut at Tokyo. The Australian Olympic Committee said in a statement that it was aware of Kermond’s provisional suspension and that its selection committee would meet to consider his status on the team.

Tokyo Olympics 2021: AOC announce equestrian team update after Kermond banned

That made way for Tops-Alexander and Katie Laurie being permitted to compete at the Tokyo Games instead. "We are thrilled with the outcome for our remaining two jumping athletes, who have been anxiously awaiting confirmation regarding their participation at the Games," Chef de Mission, Ian Chesterman, said. Katie Laurie (Getty) "Edwina and Katie have both worked extremely hard to earn their place on the Australian team and we are delighted they will get the opportunity to realise their Olympic aspirations in arena at Tokyo." For Tops-Alexander it will be her fourth Olympics, a first for an Aussie jumping athlete, while Laurie will be making her debut at the Games.

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Withdrawal, suspension leave Australia's Olympic showjumping hopes in disarray

Horsetalk.co.nz Edwina Tops-Alexander and Identity Vitseroel. © Edwina Tops-Alexander Equestrian Australia is working with the country’s Olympic Committee and the FEI on “a solution” for its showjumping riders at Tokyo 2020, after one of the team’s three members was suspended. Team member Jamie Kermond was provisionally suspended this week under the Australian National Anti-Doping Policy. Following a test conducted by Sport Integrity Australia on June 26,  2021, Kermond’s A-sample tested positive for a metabolite of cocaine, which is prohibited in-competition by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the Australian National Anti-Doping Policy. Kermond is prohibited from participating in any WADA compliant event, including the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, while the provisional suspension is in place. Kermond has the opportunity to have his B-sample analysed, Equestrian Australia said in a statement, adding that the organisation had offered support services to Kermond.

Equestrian-Australian show jumpers in limbo after team mate's cocaine test

Equestrian-Australia showjumpers can compete after teammate’s cocaine scandal Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Equestrian Dressage Training - Equestrian Park, Tokyo, Japan - July 22, 2021 A horse trots during training REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis July 23, 2021 TOKYO (Reuters) -Australia’s Olympic equestrian team were relieved on Friday after showjumpers Edwina Tops-Alexander and Katie Laurie were allowed to compete as individuals after their teammate Jamie Kermond tested positive for cocaine use. Kermond was booted off Australia’s Olympics team on Wednesday after a test showed he had taken the drug, effectively dismantling the three-rider team and throwing the other two’s fate into the balance. “We are thrilled with the outcome for our remaining two Jumping athletes, who have been anxiously awaiting confirmation regarding their participation at the Games,” said Australia’s Chef de Mission Ian Chesterman.

Tokyo Olympics: Kiwi showjumper gets green light to compete after Australian team-mate's drug scandal

Roy Masters16:53, Jul 23 2021 John Cowpland/AlphaPix/Stuff Katie Laurie, pictured at the 2014 Horse of the Year show in Hastings, has been give the all-clear to compete at the Games. A marathon meeting between executives of equestrian’s governing body and the International Olympic Committee led to Australia’s two female showjumpers being free to compete as individuals at the Tokyo Olympics. The disqualification of equestrian Jamie Kermond from the Australian showjumping team for a doping breach and the failure of the travelling reserve, Rowan Willis, to quarantine his horse on time, meant the team could not compete in Tokyo. It also threatened the possibility of the remaining riders securing individual slots.