'I am deeply ashamed': Three-time gold medallist pulls out of Olympics over video scandal

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In short:Charlotte Dujardin pulled out of the Paris Olympics after footage showing her engaged in “conduct contrary to the principles of horse welfare” emerged.Dujardin said she was “deeply ashamed” of the the incident which happened four years ago.What’s next?Dujardin has pulled out of Paris 2024 and faces an investigation from the International Federation for Equestrian Sports.Three-time Olympic gold medallist Charlotte Dujardin of Britain has withdrawn from the Paris Games after a video emerged that showed her “engaging in conduct contrary to the principles of horse welfare”, according to the sport’s governing body.Dujardin said in a statement that the video from four years ago “shows me making an error of judgement during a coaching session”. It was not clear what video Dujardin referred to or what specifically it shows.”What happened was completely out of character and does not reflect how I train my horses or coach my pupils; however, there is no excuse,” Dujardin said in a…

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