LONDON (AP) — The Court of Arbitration for Sport says it expects to rule on a selection dispute in Ireland's Olympic equestrian team on Saturday. CAS says rider Denis Lynch has challenged Horse Sport Ireland's nomination of Cian O'Connor in a two-rider team in individual jumping. The competition begins on Aug. 4 at Greenwich Park. Lynch was originally selected and then withdrawn after his horse, Lantinus, was disqualified from a recent event on health grounds. O'Connor won gold in jumping at the 2004 Athens Olympics but was stripped of his medal after his horse tested positive for a banned substance. Lynch and Lantinus were disqualified at the 2008 Beijing Olympics for using a banned medication. Lynch's appeal is the third case registered by CAS at its Olympic court.
CAS to rule on Irish equestrian selection dispute
Jul. 27 8:54 AM EDT
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Riders and their horses train for the equestrian eventing competition in front of the Queen's House, a former royal residence built in Greenwich Park between 1616 and 1619, at the 2012 Summer Olympics Thursday, July 26, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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