In response to the decision of the International Equestrian Federation to cancel the Olympic qualification of the Chinese team team due to the positive control drug of the Chinese team's qualification horses, the Chinese Equestrian Association said on the 11th that it was "deeply shocked" but accepted it wholeheartedly, and promised to "maintain the cleanliness and purity of equestrian sports as always".
Previously, the Chinese equestrian triathlon team consisting of Hua Tian, Sun Huadong, Bao Yingfeng and Liang Ruiji finished with 122.1 penalties in the F/G Olympic team qualification held in Millstreett, Ireland in June this year, beating Japan to finish second and also qualify for the team event of the equestrian triathlon at the Paris Olympics.
On the evening of October 10, Beijing time, the International Equestrian Federation announced that because Huatian's horse partner, 13-year-old gelding Chicko, tested positive for the control drug allylprogesterone, the results of Huatian and Chicko, who ranked first in the team in the Olympic qualifying round, were canceled, and the results of another pair of centaurs that were not originally included in the total score were far from it, and the Japanese team rose to second with 125.7 penalty points and qualified for the team competition of the equestrian triathlon at the Paris Olympics.
Hua Tian immediately confirmed the incident, feeling "shocked" that the horse was positive for the controlled drug, "deeply remorseful" for the disqualification of the Chinese team from the team Olympics, and said that the horse's health welfare and anti-doping have always been the most important responsibility for him. "I have always adhered to the anti-doping red line for individuals and horses and have never tested positive for doping," the statement said. However, this incident warned me that I still need to improve my management level and strengthen my professional learning. ”
The China Horse Association also issued a statement on the 11th, saying that this is the first time since joining the International Horse Federation that there has been a positive problem of horse controlled drugs, and the association has been alerted again, and now faces a more complex anti-doping problem than before, and the use of controlled drugs in the International Horse Federation and the situation that is easy to cause cross-infection need to carry out more rigorous and professional research and study to ensure high standards, high requirements and high quality anti-doping prevention and control and management.
In its statement, the International Equestrian Federation gave a detailed explanation of the horse control drug. According to the FEI's annual list of anti-doping and controlled drugs in equines, allylprogesterone (i.e. progesterone) is classified as a controlled drug rather than a banned drug and is not considered a stimulant. However, unlike other controlled drugs, allyl progesterone is allowed to be taken by mares during competition, while stallions are allowed to be used in training and not in competition; Although gelding testosterone is zero and the drug has no effect on it, in the current regulations of the International Equine Federation, the rules for the use of allyl progesterone still rank geldings with stallions.
According to the test report provided by the International Equine Federation, the concentration of allylprogesterone in Chicko's blood is extremely low, only equivalent to one percent of the therapeutic dose, which was later verified by investigation or caused by stable pollution.
The International Horse Federation stressed that this situation only imposed administrative penalties on riders, and Huatian would not be banned or disqualified from the Olympic Games. The China Horse Association said: "I believe he (Hua Tian) can learn lessons, strengthen learning and improve self-management." As an Olympic rider, I hope he will continue to contribute to the development of equestrian events. ”
From: Xinhua News Agency
Source: Xinmin Evening News