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Jet Set, ridden by Robin Godel on the Swiss team, has been put down after incurring an injury on the Tokyo Olympics cross-country course at Sea Forest today. A statement issued by FEI eventing director Catrin Norinder said that the 14-year-old gelding had jumped clear up to the Mount Fuji Water (fence 20abcd) but “pulled […]
The Olympic eventing cross-country phase of the competition at the Tokyo Games is now complete. At the end of day three, here are six things you need to know about how today’s action unfolded… Olympic eventing cross-country news and results At the end of the influential cross-country day in Tokyo, the British team hold gold […]
Today, the world’s top event riders and horses did battle in Tokyo for the Olympic eventing cross-country (1 August). The leaderboard has undergone a shake up, but Great Britain lead the way in the team and individual competition, with Australia in team silver (pictured is one of the riders, Shane Rose and Virgil), with France […]
Olympic debutants Kevin McNab and Don Quidam have been on a rollercoaster journey to the Tokyo Games as the pair went from non-travelling reserve – to sitting in provisional team silver after the cross-country (pictured). Various changes have taken place to the Australian Olympic squad along the way; original team member Chris Burton and Quality […]
Britain holds both gold medals in the Olympic eventing cross-country results after today’s action at the Tokyo Games. All three of Team GB’s riders pulled off clear rounds inside the time around Derek di Grazia’s track and the trio sit 17.9 penalties ahead of second-placed Australia. Oliver Townend has moved up from the silver position […]
The leaderboard faced a major shake-up in the final stages of the Olympic eventing cross-country, as big names like Andrew Hoy, Tim Price and Michael Jung influenced the order, with double Olympic champion Michael Jung clipping a frangible fence. Australia’s highest placed rider after the dressage, Andrew Hoy, had a “really nice” ride in the […]
Tom McEwen has kept Britain’s gold medal hopes alive with a masterful clear round in the Olympic eventing cross-country at the Tokyo Games. Britain’s final rider Tom produced a faultless round on Toledo De Kerser inside the optimum time to finish on his dressage 28.9. Tom moves up from 14th place to the sixth on […]
Laura Collett and London 52 stormed home clear and within the optimum time in a stunning Olympic eventing cross-country round at the Tokyo Games – moving the pair up to the bronze position and keeping Britain on track for team gold. The pair finished on their dressage score 25.8, producing Britain’s second clear of the day […]
At the end of the first team rotation in the eventing competition of the Tokyo Olympic Games, the British team maintain their lead. The Olympic eventing cross-country is action packed to this point. A strong round, clear inside the optimum time, for Oliver Townend and Ballaghmor Class, cemented things at this early stage. The Australian […]
The opening rounds of the cross-country at the Tokyo Games asked plenty of questions as riders tried to follow in Oliver Townends’s footsteps – as Alex Hua Tian drops out of the top three. Following Oliver and Ballaghmor Class’ faultless round across Derek de Grazia’s challenging course, the next clear came from fifth to go […]