Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Equestrian Dressage Training - Equestrian Park, Tokyo, Japan - July 22, 2021 A horse trots during training REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
TOKYO (Reuters) -Australia's Olympic equestrian team were relieved on Friday after showjumpers Edwina Tops-Alexander and Katie Laurie were allowed to compete as individuals after their teammate Jamie Kermond tested positive for cocaine use.
Kermond was booted off Australia's Olympics team on Wednesday after a test showed he had taken the drug, effectively dismantling the three-rider team and throwing the other two's fate into the balance.
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