There have been some smelly sports stories recently, but this one takes the cake. The 'B' Sample taken from Waterford Crystal at the Olympic Games was stolen on October 21 (only confirmed yesterday) while in transit between Paris and Newmarket, England? What?!!
There's further confusion.
The head of the Equestrian Federation of Ireland, Avril Doyle MEP, was told by Mr. Bo Helander, General Secretary of the International Federation, that the 'B' Sample was on the way to Hong Kong when she asked last Friday. This morning, Ms. Doyle reported that the EFI's offices had been broken into overnight.
This is all just too bizarre. Will we now have sightings of this horse's urine sample all over Europe?
It seems that if the 'B' Sample is not found, O'Connor will get to keep the gold he won in Athens because the authorities will not be able to confirm the positive test, although there may still be a blood sample in the Paris lab.
This is one weird story. All I can say about this is, "You've got to be taking the piss".
