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Olympic equestrian rider Schwizer suspended from Swiss team for financial legal issues

Olympic equestrian rider Schwizer suspended from Swiss team for financial legal issues

Washington Post8 hours ago
BERN, Switzerland — Three-time Olympic equestrian rider Pius Schwizer was suspended from the Swiss national team Wednesday while he faces legal issues for alleged financial debts.
The 63-year-old Schwizer competed for Switzerland at the Paris Olympics one year ago in team jumping at Versailles and was in the team that took bronze at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games.
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