Tokyo team showjumping line-up in the balance as further positive drug tests revealed

Two more positive rider drug tests could lead to a change in the line-up of teams in the 2020 Olympic showjumping.

Qatari riders Sheikh Ali Al Thani, 37, and Bassem Mohammed, 32, both tested positive for a metabolite of cannabis, carboxy-THC, at the Olympic jumping qualifier for Group F (Africa & Middle East) in Rabat in October.

Carboxy-THC is a prohibited substance under the FEI’s anti-doping rules for humans and must not be present in a rider’s body on competition days.

The riders have not been provisionally suspended as carboxy-THC is listed as a specified substance on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) prohibited list, which the FEI adheres to.

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Article written by: Lucy Elder