12 August 2016
A pigeon racing champion has been
handed a lifetime ban from the sport following allegations he cheated to win a
race from France.
Eamon Kelly, 52, was accused of
cheating in this year's Tarbes Grand National, a blue riband event.
He allegedly registered 14 birds
for the race, but kept them at home while sending decoys to Tarbes, France.
The National Flying Club said the
52-year-old, from Didcot, admitted to senior members that he cheated.
'Sad day for pigeon racing'
In a statement the association
said: "This follows the falsification of [his] race entry for Tarbes Grand
National race dated 19 July 2016.
"Mr E Kelly admitted
[cheating] in telephone conversations with the president, chairman and
secretary of the National Flying Club after the falsification was
confirmed."
Mr Kelly won the 2015 Tarbes
Grand National and was also an official race controller for the National Flying
Club.
Before the allegations were
uncovered, he was due to receive £1,500 in prize money and a £10,000 Ford
Fiesta for defending the title.
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