Lausanne, Jun 9 (AP) A record 20-year ban in equestrian has been imposed on a rider from the United Arab Emirates for horse abuse at a long-distance race.

The horse, Castlebar Contraband, was euthanized after a “catastrophic injury” sustained after being injected with a banned sedative for a 90-kilometer (56-mile) endurance race in France.

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The International Equestrian Federation said the ban until June 2040 imposed on Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Faisal al Qasimi was the strongest in its history.

He was previously banned for two years in 2012 when a different horse tested positive for testosterone.

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The sedative, xylazine, can be used to lower a horse's heart rate and for nerve blocking to allow it to run through pain.

The sheikh was ordered to pay 32,500 Swiss francs ($34,000) in fines and legal costs. He can appeal against his sanctions at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

The FEI suspended the UAE member federation in 2015 because of cases of doping, horse abuse and faked results in endurance races. AP BS BS BS 06091749 NNNNances of the George Floyd case,” FIFA said.

“The application of the laws of the game ... is left for the competitions' organizers, which should use common sense and have in consideration the context surrounding the events.”

Sports daily Nemzeti Sport considered Nguen the best field player in the first half of the Hungarian league's 2019-20 season, when he scored four goals and had three assists.

Nguen, who plays mostly as a left winger, joined Ferencvaros early last year after several seasons with Norwegian club Stromsgodset. He has also scored goals for the Hungarian team in European matches.

The German soccer federation is investigating similar actions by four players in the Bundesliga, including American midfielder Weston McKennie, who wore an armband over his Schalke jersey with the handwritten message “Justice for George.” (AP)

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