While this article was originally written as a preview for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, shortly after publication the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It as been rescheduled for July 23-August 8, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan....
The International Equestrian Federation (Fédération Equestre Internationale, FEI) President has welcomed the announcement of the new dates for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, which will run July 23-August 8, 2021, and for the Paralympic Games from August 24-September 5,...
Thomas Back, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, held a conference call on March 24 to discuss the constantly changing environment with regard to the worldwide spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) and...
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Equestrian sports have been part of every summer Olympic games since 1912, but their presence at future games isn’t always a guarantee. That’s why the report that the International Olympic Committee...
Yesterday’s first round of team show jumping competition at the Rio 2016 Olympics brought mixed emotions for supporters of the U.S. team. The Americans progressed with no faults on the team score and in a four-way tie for first...
Embed from Getty ImagesTap the arrows on the side of the image above to scroll through the slideshow. Show Jumping at the Rio 2016 Olympics continued today with the second individual/first team round. Today's round determines which eight teams will...
Embed from Getty ImagesTap the arrows on the image above to scroll through the slideshow. Of the three Olympic equestrian sports, show jumping enjoys the most widespread popularity. More countries send athletes for jumping than for dressage or eventing. It’s...
Embed from Getty Images As the top-ranked horse-and-rider team after the Grand Prix, Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro were the last pair to go today in the Grand Prix Special. However, they came in to a situation where almost anything could...
Dressage competition got underway today at the Rio 2016 Olympics. The first team and individual riders completed their grand prix tests under steel-gray skies and rain started to fall on the Olympic Equestrian Center by afternoon. Half of the...
Embed from Getty ImagesTap the right and left arrows on the image to scroll through the slideshow. With the dressage phase of three-day eventing completed today at the 2016 Rio Olympics, the top of the leaderboard looks much the same...
