WEG para-equestrian gold to Great Britain
Great Britain, Kingdom of the Netherlands too FRG booked the commencement 3 squad spots on offering for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games after taking the medals at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.
The British team, maintaining its unbeaten run inward the squad competition, scored 456.024, Kingdom of the Netherlands 436.941, too FRG 432.510.
Chef D’Equipe for Great Britain, David Hunter said: “We came hither amongst the intention of securing first, 2d or 3rd to qualify for Rio, too got the gilt amongst a large percent to spare. The whole squad too their back-up have got worked hard, too everything has gone real smoothly amongst a groovy spirit. I’m over the moon. I couldn’t live prouder of the team. This is a proficient seat to displace on from, too start concentrating on Rio.”
The 2d placed Dutch squad fielded some younger too less experienced combinations too although the squad score collectively was far behind the Brits, Kingdom of the Netherlands scored 436.941, too some of the private performances were admirable. British Chef D’Equipe David Hunter believes that inward ii years fourth dimension at Rio the contest could live stiffer for Great Britain. “Some of the Dutch squad are absolutely in that location on our heels, too the Germans every bit well, y'all tin balance assured that they volition desire to improve upon things. I recall it makes for some actually exciting sport too contest inward the future.”
Some of the High German squad had a tough fourth dimension inward the arena this week, noticeably Paralympian Britta Napel, the degree II passenger could solely grapple 5th house too is commonly on top of the podium come upwards medal day. But the margin betwixt the bronze too securing the argent was small-scale hence the squad volition experience encouraged to move on improvements earlier the European Championships inward Aachen side past times side twelvemonth too volition probable come upwards dorsum fighting.
Germany’s Chef D’Equipe Britta Bando said: “I have got a lot of immature riders too novel horses inward my team, too we’ll teach the 2d house side past times side time! Now nosotros tin invention for Rio.”
Team Result:
1 Great United Kingdom of Great Britain too Northern Ireland – 456.024
2 Kingdom of the Netherlands – 436.941
3 FRG – 432.510
4 Italia – 428.449
v Kingdom of Denmark – 424.122
Full squad result
Grade II
Dutch para-equestrian Rixt van der Horst has won gilt inward the Grade II exam inward her commencement major international competition.
Riding Uniek to a score of 72.457% , Van der Horst defeated Great Britain’s Natasha Baker on Cabral, who posted 71.429%. Canada’s Lauren Barwick took the bronze, riding Off to Paris to score 70.914%.
A tearful Van Der Horst said afterwards: “I’m real happy that nosotros did it all. I hoped to teach a medal because that was possible, but I never expected gold. I can’t believe it. Now I have got private gilt I’m going to actually relish the freestyle.”
Equally emotional was Baker, Britain’s double London 2012 gilt medallist too electrical flow European champion too favourite for the footing title. “Cabral did some of his best always work. We had a invention to have got a fiddling fleck to a greater extent than unloosen energy too he felt merely incredible. We had some unfortunate spooks, but they’re horses too it’s merely i of those things. For the freestyle I’m going to whack the music upwards hence loud too merely become for it. I’m fifty-fifty to a greater extent than driven to teach it now.”
Beijing 2008 gilt too argent Paralympic medallist Barwick was thrilled amongst her bronze: “We’ve been working actually hard. She’s a real sensitive, challenging mare too we’ve merely stuck inward in that location amongst her too had a proficient time. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 lot of people don’t know that Off to Paris is named inward recognition of Own the Podium, the organisation ready to back upwards Canadian athletes. Off to Paris – O.T.P. – Own the Podium!
“It was fabulous today because my mare has been feeling hence consistent recently, too nosotros experience similar nosotros have got finally establish the magic equation that gets her inward the telephone too gets her going actually well.
“We tin at in i trial add together to that equation too merely teach inward ameliorate too better,” added Barwick, who received top marks for her medium trot move too viii metre circles throughout her test. “I’m hence excited for the freestyle tomorrow.”
Canada’s Para-Equestria directory Amie O’Shaughnessy, was ecstatic almost Barwick winning the country’s commencement medal of the Games. “It is incredibly rewarding for the entire team, too she is absolutely deserving of this recognition too honour. It is such a privilege to live competing at these Games against the world’s best para-dressage riders hither inward Normandy.”
Grade II result
1 Rixt van der Horst (GER) – 72.457%
2 Natasha Baker (GBR) – 71.429%
3 Lauren Barwick (CAN) – 70.914%
Full result
Grade IV
Double London 2012 gilt medallist, Belgium’s Michèle George, won the Grade IV private contest amongst FBW Rainman on 74.881%, merely over one-half of i per cent ahead of Great Britain’s defending World Champion Sophie Wells, on Valerius amongst 74.333%. The Netherlands’ Frank Hosmar took bronze on Alphaville N.O.P., amongst 73.500%.
In the tightest contest for a gilt medal yet at the Games, the victory was Belgium’s. George rode her 2012 Olympic Games partner FBW Rainman to a score of 74.881% amongst an accurate exam that pleased both the crowds too the judges to force herself into commencement house every bit British competition Sophie Wells was riding into the arena to commence her challenge for the gold.
“I can’t seat into words how happy I am because it was hence closed at the end, Sophie too Frank were hence proficient today,” George said every bit she spoke of the competition. Her 12 twelvemonth onetime gelding was to a greater extent than warning going merely about the arena than during her squad exam on Tuesday but she managed to settle him earlier the bell. “For me it was actually difficult to teach him where I wanted but I did it too I am real happy,” she said.
Wells rode her view out on board the expressive Valerius, but the lastly score savage merely curt of clinching the top spot amongst a grade of 74.333%. “I couldn’t live prouder of him, he felt amazing inward the test,” she said of her 12 twelvemonth onetime KWPN gelding, “but it merely wasn’t quite proficient plenty on the day, possibly some other twenty-four hours the same exam would have got got a unlike mark.”
Following the cast majority from Tuesday, The Netherlands’ Frank Hosmar claimed the bronze medal riding Alphaville N.O.P on a score of 73.500%. The Dutch passenger was pleased amongst their performance, “I am satisfied, in that location are things that could have got been ameliorate but at this minute I couldn’t practice anything more,” he said, “the trot was ameliorate on Tuesday, he was carrying himself to a greater extent than hence today I had to move a fiddling harder but the canter was so nice.”
This is the commencement fourth dimension that the ii degree IV titans, Valerius too FBW Rainman, have got competed against each other, too past times no agency are the results indicative of what could occur inward the Freestyle, the small-scale margin of merely 1.5% betwixt the top 3 leaves the door broad opened upwards for medal contentions tomorrow every bit the top 7 from the ii days of contest qualify.
Grade IV result
1 Michele George (BEL) – 74.881
2 Sophie Wells (GBR) – 74.333
3 Frank Hosmar (NED) – 73.500
Full results
Grade Ia
It was ii out of 4 for Great Britain: every bit good every bit picking upwards the squad gold, Sophie Christiansen bounced dorsum from her 3rd house inward the Grade Ia squad exam on Tuesday to accept gilt inward the Individual test. Riding Janeiro 6 she scored 77.565% amongst Italy’s Sara Morganti, riding Royal Delight, on 76.478%. London 2012 argent too bronze medallist, Singapore’s Laurentia Tan, on Ruben James 2, took the bronze amongst 75.087%.
Christiansen said: “I experience amazing. I teared upwards a fleck inward the national anthem. Today meant a lot to me because I had to come upwards dorsum too struggle for the gilt medal inward a way that I haven’t done lately at least. It made it all a fleck to a greater extent than special.
“I needed that to occur on Tuesday to plow over me the kicking I needed to trace my game up. Today I was non going to allow anything distract me, I know I couldn’t have got done whatsoever to a greater extent than inward the test.”
Being drawn 7th to become out of 23 competitors left Christiansen waiting until the lastly riders to become earlier she could live confident inward her winning score. She is at in i trial inward the running to win the triple crown – three gilt medals at the Paralympics, Europeans too World Equestrian Games consecutively inward i electrical flow Olympic 4 twelvemonth cycle.
Overnight leader Italian Sarah Morganti’s Royal Delight clearly did delight the judges in i trial more. “The exam was proficient but I must enjoin that nosotros could practice ameliorate every bit I idea she was a fiddling behind me,” she said of her test, “but tomorrow nosotros volition encounter what happens, I volition relish myself for sure.” Morganti exceeded fifty-fifty her ain medal expectations too was clearly delighted amongst the medal merely about her neck, “What tin I say? It’s merely incredible!” she said, “I volition confess that I hoped for a bronze medal, that was my dream, I did to a greater extent than than that too it is merely actually wonderful.”
The bronze medal went to the passenger commencement to become into the arena, Singapore’s Laurentia Tan riding Ruben James 2. Leading from the start, Tan had a curt lived adventure of the gilt medal when she was overtaken past times Christiansen half dozen tests afterwards too then, every bit the quaternary lastly passenger to go, Morganti overtook her for the silver. But Tan was notwithstanding elated amongst her position. “It feels fantastic,” she said, “I did promise for ameliorate but the scores were real good, hence I am real happy.”
Grade Ia result
1 Sophie Christiansen (GBR) – 77.565%
2 Sarah Morganti (ITA) – 76.478%
3 Laurentia Tan (SIN) – 75.087%
Full result
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