HONG KONG, Aug 21: Norwegian bronze medallist Tony Andre Hansen has been provisionally suspended from the Olympic Games after his horse Camiro returned a positive dope test, the International Equestrian Federation said on Thursday.

Hansen was a member of the Norwegian team that won bronze in the team show jumping competition on Monday.

The federation has not made a decision on whether the team should keep its medals. Switzerland finished fourth in the team competition behind the US (gold) and Canada (silver).

Three other riders have also been suspended after positive tests for their horses — Dennis Lynch of Ireland, Bernardo Alves of Brazil and Germany’s Christian Ahlmann. They are all showjumpers.

Ahlmann’s B sample will be tested on Friday.

Ireland’s Cian O’Connor was stripped of his Olympic individual gold at the 2004 Games in Athens after his horse tested positive for a banned sedative.—Reuters