Cian O’Connor is Ireland’s Olympic show jumping reserve rider

SHOW jumper Cian O’Connor has been named as Ireland’s official non-travelling Olympic reserve.

Cian, who won individual gold at Athens in 2004 and was then stripped of his title after a doping offence, will ride the 11-year-old Complete.

Horse Sport Ireland has been offered a dressage place following the withdrawal of another rider, but said neither of its two qualified riders, Judy Reynolds or Anna Merveldt, could accept at short notice.

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