The curtain has closed on an epic 12 days of equestrian sport at Paris, and what a strategy to finish proceedings with an Olympic particular person showjumping last that was stuffed with drama.
The ultimate competitors right now (5 August) noticed many prime names tumble out of competition earlier than the medal winners had been topped.
Let’s compensate for all of the tales from Versailles…
Germany’s Christian Kukuk produced the one clear spherical within the three-way jump-off to win gold
Swiss celebrity Steve Guerdat put his troubles from the primary day of the Olympic showjumping firmly behind him to clinch particular person silver
The Netherlands’ Maikel van der Vleuten retained his particular person bronze medal gained in Tokyo
There was heartbreak for followers of King Edward when Henrik von Eckermann had a shock fall
Scott Brash might have missed out on a person medal, however he wasn’t too disenchanted as he returns residence as soon as once more a group gold medallist
An unfortunate poles dashed Ben Maher’s probabilities of repeating his Tokyo particular person medal success
There was an sudden withdrawal this morning from Harry Charles after Romeo 88 picked up a minor harm in yesterday’s qualifier
Irish riders Daniel Coyle and Shane Sweetnam had been on prime kind in yesterday’s qualifier, ending third and second respectively, nevertheless it wasn’t meant to be within the last
And eight-time Olympian Rodrigo Pessoa defined why the Paris Video games are “additional particular”
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Daniel Coyle and Legacy within the Paris Olympic showjumping particular person qualifier.
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Since becoming a member of H&H in 2018, Becky has coated a broad vary of equestrian information together with welfare issues, veterinary research, FEI Tribunal hearings and highway security campaigns. She has additionally interviewed prime riders together with Scott Brash, John Whitaker and Ian Stark, to call only a few. Becky’s reporting has taken her to Canada for Spruce Meadows and France for Pau five-star, in addition to the Royal Highland and Blair Fortress Worldwide Horse Trials nearer to residence. She was additionally a key a part of the distant reporting group for the Tokyo Olympics and the Europeans.
