Ireland to send two jumpers to Olympics
Showjumpers Billy Twomey together with Denis Lynch accept been nominated to stand upward for Republic of Ireland at the London Olympic Games.
The span were selected past times demo jumping Team Manager Robert Splaine together with next the perish of the deadline for lodging Horse Sport Republic of Ireland pick appeals, the names of the 2 riders accept at in ane trial been forwarded to the Olympic Council of Republic of Ireland (OCI).
Above together with below: Emer Bermingham speaks to Billy Twomey, Irish Gaelic Showjumping Team Manager Robert Splaine, together with Denis Lynch afterward the pick announcement
Twomey, 35, was selected amongst Edwin together with Sue Davies’s mare Tinka’s Serenade, piece Lynch, 36, volition ride Thomas Straumann’s gelding Abbervail van het Dingeshof.
Ireland did non qualify a demo jumping squad for London only 2 private slots were secured past times Twomey together with Lynch from the Olympic passenger rankings.
However, nether IOC (International Olympic Committee) rules these places are allocated to Republic of Ireland together with whatsoever qualified Irish Gaelic passenger could live on selected to fill upward the place. However, afterward rigid performances recently, Twomey together with Lynch are at in ane trial to live on nominated to the OCI to fill upward the places.
Horse Sport Republic of Ireland CEO Damian McDonald said that piece it was of import to accept success at the games it was vital that at that spot were no infringements of anti doping or medication regulations at the event, referring to the 2008 Olympics when earlier the jumping concluding Lynch was suspended over a medication number amongst his Equus caballus Lantinus. Horse Sport Republic of Ireland thence established an goodness group to suggest its board on procedures together with controls to avoid Equus caballus doping issues.
“Since 2008 a number of measures accept been seat inward house to address what happened at the 2004 together with 2008 Olympic games. Since 2008 over 300 horses ridden past times Irish Gaelic riders accept been tested during international competitions past times the FEI together with all accept tested negative which is every bit it should be,” McDonald said.
“However, nosotros cannot live on complacent. We accept been working closely amongst the OCI to seat the correct protocols inward house inward the Pb upward to the games. The OCI /HSI monitoring grouping met amongst the riders inward Dublin airdrome yesterday to ensure all possible farther safeguards are seat inward place.
“The riders accept gone out of their agency to move amongst us on these issues together with I know they are determined to ensure that Republic of Ireland together with Irish Gaelic demo jumping is represented amongst distinction at the 2012 Olympic games in London,’ he said.
Irish equestrian sport volition every bit good live on represented past times 5 eventing riders, ane dressage passenger together with ane Modern Pentathlete at the Olympic Games, along amongst 4 riders inward the Paralympics.
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