The FEI has received the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport in the matter of the appeal concerning the winner of the 2005 FEI Endurance World Championship, Sheikh Hazza bin Sultan al Nahyan (UAE). The outcome of the decision is that Sheikh Hazza is disqualified after his horse Hachim tested positive to the prohibited substance Methylprednisolone.
On 28 April, the FEI Judicial Committee had dismissed the positive medication case concerning Hachim, due to an irregularity in the usual legal procedure, whereby Sheikh Hazza was denied the possibility to send a witness to the laboratory to attend the confirmatory analysis.
On 30 May 2005, the FEI received notice from the Organising Committee of the 2005 World Endurance Championship, together with Ms Barbara Lissarague (FRA), and the Fédération Française d’Equitation (the French Equestrian Federation), that they were jointly appealing the decision of the FEI Judicial Committee dated 28 April 2005 to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Sheik Hazza Al Nahyan and Hachim won the World Endurance Championship and Barbara Lissarague (FRA) finished second.
The new official results of the FEI World Endurance Championship, held in Dubai on 27 January 2005 are the following:
Individual Classification
Gold: Barbara Lissarague (FRA) /Gorgeat
Silver: HH Sh Mohd bin Rashid Al Maktoum (UAE) / Nashmi
Bronze: HE Sh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan (UAE) / Mindari Aenzac