Paralympic equestrians first up at London 2012
The Opening Ceremony for the London 2012 Paralympic Games today volition kicking off nearly 2 weeks of sport, amongst Britain’s equestrian athletes hot favourites to follow their Olympic counterparts on to the podium at Greenwich.
Excitement too swell expectations are edifice upward inwards the Olympic venues dotted unopen to the urban heart too soul whilst tape ticket sales – over 2.2 1000000 tickets sold – are already hailing this edition equally the greatest ever.
This volition endure the 5th fourth dimension Para-Equestrian Dressage is on the programme precisely it is the outset fourth dimension it is held inwards a reason amongst such a rigid Para-Equestrian culture, too hence rigid that since it became a Paralympic sport inwards 1996, Great United Kingdom of Great Britain too Northern Ireland has held the squad championship on every occasion equally good equally leading the private medal count past times a whopping margin.
Seventy-eight riders too 77 horses (two riders volition endure using the same horse) from 27 countries volition endure competing over the vi days of contest from Thursday, August thirty to Wednesday, September 4. The athletes are divided into 5 Grades (Ia, Ib, II, III, IV, V) too volition endure looking to print the judges inwards the Team Test, Individual Championship Test too Freestyle, amongst eleven sets of medals upward for grabs, 2 per Grade too the overall squad medals.
The outset medals volition endure awarded on Saturday, amongst the Grade II too Ib private tests.
There volition endure many familiar faces too medallists from previous Games at Greenwich Park looking to secure the ultimate prize, too none to a greater extent than too hence than Britain’s Lee Pearson, the world’s close successful Para-Equestrian to date, having won 3 gilt medals (individual Championship, Freestyle too Team) at 3 Paralympic Games – 2000, 2004 too 2008 – taking his gilt medal tally to an impressive nine.
After the 2008 Games, Pearson said: “I promise this volition alter my life too exhibit that I am non a flash inwards the pan. So convey on Paralympics 2012. I promise that my success volition inspire other people.
“It’s a squad endeavor getting hither permit solitary getting a gilt medal. It’s thank y'all to all those people behind the scenes, helping us on a twenty-four hours to twenty-four hours basis, the trainers, the coaches, the grooms, the sponsors, the physios, our families – basically a large squad of dedicated people that enable us to compete at this level, too sometimes convey dwelling medals”
Pearson volition endure the close experienced British squad fellow member this year, competing at his quaternary Paralympic Games, precisely he is non the close Games experienced out there, amongst France’s Nathalie Bizet, Norway’s Jens Lasse Dokkan too Germany’s Angelika Trabert all competing for the 5th fourth dimension – which way they choose attended every edition of the Paralympic Games since Equestrian sport joined the programme inwards 1996.
Competitors from 27 nations volition endure taking business office inwards this edition amongst the ages of the athletes spanning over 5 decades, from fifteen yr erstwhile Natasha Tse Pui Ting from Hong Kong to Canada’s Eleonore Elstone, aged 60.
The venue is ready too the Equus caballus inspection volition endure the start of proceedings for what is laid to endure an incredible Paralympic sense for all the athletes, back upward teams, volunteers too fans.
Facts & Figures
Great United Kingdom of Great Britain too Northern Ireland leads the medal count amongst a whopping 33 medals since 1996 (18 gold, 8 silvery too seven bronze) followed past times Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany on fourteen medals (4 gold, seven silvery too 3 bronze) too Kingdom of Norway inwards tertiary house amongst fourteen medals (4 gold, 6 silvery too 4 bronze).
Lee Pearson has attended 3 editions of the Paralympic Games (2000, 2004 too 2008) too on each occasion secured all 3 gilt medals available to him (Individual, Freestyle too Team) too clearly leads the private medal count.
Only vi teams choose always won a medal at the equestrian events of the Paralympic Games since 1996: Kingdom of Denmark (silver inwards 1996), French Republic (bronze inwards 1996), Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany (silver inwards 2004 & 2008), Great United Kingdom of Great Britain too Northern Ireland (gold every time), Kingdom of the Netherlands (silver inwards 2000 & bronze inwards 2004), Kingdom of Norway (bronze inwards 2000 & 2008).
Laurentia Tan from Singapore became inwards 2008 the outset Asian passenger to win a medal at the equestrian events of the Paralympic Games too volition endure competing i time again inwards 2012 amongst the outset Singaporean team.
Marco Alves likewise won historic medals inwards 2008, providing Brazil too South America amongst their outset Paralympic Equestrian medals.
Lee Frawley is the outset passenger to always stand upward for the Virgin Islands inwards the equestrian events of the Paralmypic Games.
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