Canadian equestrian jumping team denied Olympic spot over doping violation
Tokyo Olympics
Nicole Walker was part of the four-memberjumpingteamthat finished fourth in theteamevent at the Pan Am Games in Lima to secure anOlympicberth for Canada in that event.
"My priority right now is to continue to fight for theCanadianEquestrianTeam. Theteamdeserves to go to theOlympics," said Walker, who is appealing the decision.
The FEI had provisionally suspended Walker from the sport after a sample taken from her on the day of theteamfinal at the Pan Am Games in August tested positive for Benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine.
After a confirmatory analysis of the 'B' sample, Walker had a hearing two weeks ago with the Panam Sports Disciplinary Commission which disqualified her results in both the individual andteamcompetitions, according to the FEI.
The resulting calculation, which replaced Walker's score with that ofteammember Lisa Carlsen, dropped Canada threespots to seventh place and therefore cost the squad itsteamquota place for Tokyo, the FEI said.
Canada'sspotin the 2020Olympics has now been reallocated to Argentina, which originally finished fifth in Lima.
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"I am confident thatTeamCanada and Nicole will receive a fair hearing before the Court of Arbitration for Sport," Walker's lawyer, Tim Danson, said in a statement.
Equestrian Canada (EC) said it will support Walker through the appeals process.
"EC remains firmly committed to clean sport and to standing behind our athletes," the national governing body said in a statement. "We fully support Nicole's decision to bring an appeal forward to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)."