Versailles, France—July 29
It was a tense morning for the Japanese eventing crew, who have been in bronze-medal place after cross-country, on the Paris Olympics after two of their horses: Cekatinka, ridden by Ryuzo Kitajima, and MGH Grafton Street, ridden by Yoshiaki Oiwa, have been despatched to the maintain field. Cekatinka was withdrawn from the maintain field, however MGH Grafton Street was re-presented and handed on second go. The Japanese can now substitute of their reserve pair, Toshiyuki Tanaka and Jefferson, to show leap however will obtain 20 penalties for doing so. That places them on a 113.8 and strikes them into fifth behind Switzerland (102.4) and Belgium (111.0).
Ryuzo Kitajima of Japan and Cekatinka on the first horse inspection. They withdrew from the maintain field during the second horse inspection. FEI/Benjamin Clark Photo
Australia’s pathfinder Virgil, ridden by Shane Rose, was additionally despatched to the maintain field however handed upon re-inspection. Australia solely introduced three horses as (*1*). Their reserve, Shenae Lowings will journey Bold Venture, giving them an extra 20 penalties to make their rating 314.3.
In addition to Don Quidam, 4 extra horses weren’t introduced, two of which have been competing on groups: Sarah Ennis’ Action Lady. M (Ireland), Carlos Parro’s Safira (Brazil), Sanna Siltakorpi’s Bofey Click (Finland) and Carlos Diaz Fernandez’ Taraje CP 21.10 (Spain).
Aoife Clark will show leap Freelance for Ireland, making their crew rating 141.1, transferring them behind the United States (128.5) into ninth. Ruy Fonseca will show leap Ballypatrick SRS for Brazil, making their rating 197.4, which doesn’t change their inserting of twelfth after cross-country.
All U.S. horses handed.
All of the Polish horses handed this morning, however they’ve subbed Wiktoria Knap and Quintus 134 for Jan Kaminski and Jard, making their crew rating 411.1. They stay in sixteenth.
The crew show leaping competitors, which additionally serves as the person qualifier, will begin at 11:00 a.m. native time (5:00 a.m. ET). Individual riders will go first adopted by the bottom placed-rider within the lowest-placed crew. The crew rotation will proceed from lowest-placed to highest-placed, so Great Britain will show leap final.
The prime 25 people will show leap at 3 p.m. (9 a.m. ET). Team and particular person medals might be introduced following the person last.
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