Irish showjumper Denis Lynch will not ride at Olympics
Irish showjumper Denis Lynch has had his Olympic appeal dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Denis last week (27 July) made a last minute appeal to try to regain his Olympic place.
He was originally selected to jump for Ireland, but after his horse Lantinus 3 was disqualified for hypersensitivity in Aachen last month, he was dropped by Horse Sport Ireland.
Cian O’Connor was selected instead.
An HSI spokesman said: “This decision was reached by the CAS ad hoc tribunal following a lengthy hearing (Saturday 28 July) involving all interested parties.
“Our focus remains on supporting the eight equestrian athletes who are representing us at the games.”
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