Horse sport keeps it clean at Tokyo 2020
Equestrian sports at Tokyo 2020 received the all-clear for the third consecutive Olympic and Paralympic Games, with no positive doping tests returned.
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Olympics 2020
Articles on the equestrian sports of the 2020 Summer Olympics, to be held in Tokyo, Japan, in 2021.
Tokyo’s Olympic equestrian legacy promises accessibility and inclusion
The Japan Racing Association, which runs the Tokyo 2020 Olympic equestrian centre, has far-reaching plans to ensure barrier-free access to horse sport and its long-term development.
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Yes, it can be done: Barefoot showjumpers blaze gold medal trail at Olympics
“The horse’s foot, when the structures are in good condition, without a shoe is the best at accepting weight, absorbing concussion, dissipating the energy of impact, and allowing the horse to perform without any possible encumbrances on its feet.”
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Flashy freestyles wrap up Tokyo 2020 for para-equestrians
The favourites prevailed in the final equestrian competition of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, and records were broken.
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Horse sport leaders pay tribute to former IOC president Jacques Rogge
Princess Haya pays tribute to Jacques Rogge, who has died at 79: “I will be forever grateful for the unwavering support and inspirational guidance he gave me over eight years as FEI President.”
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The amazing “sixth sense” of para-equestrian horses
“As living beings with thoughts and feelings of their own, horses are extremely sensitive to the specific needs of an athlete’s disability, and are highly perceptive to verbal and non-verbal cues.”
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Para riders prepare to strut their freestyle stuff at Tokyo 2020
“When the horse, rider and music all come together in a perfect fit, that’s when the magic happens.”
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Tokyo 2020: Britain takes Para Dressage team gold title yet again
Suspense and pure grit were on display as Great Britain claimed the Tokyo 2020 Para Dressage Team gold medal, continuing their seemingly unbreakable hold on the title which started in Atlanta 1996.
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Newcomers strike para-dressage gold at Tokyo 2020
World’s top-ranked para-dressage rider Roxanne Trunnell takes out Grade 1 Individual gold, and Danish newcomer Tobias Thorning Jorgensen wins Grade 3 at Tokyo 2020.
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More gold for Lee as para equestrians strut their stuff at Tokyo 2020
The first of the individual medals of the para equestrian events at Tokyo 2020 have been decided, with Britain’s Sir Lee Pearson winning his 12th gold medal.
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Para-equestrians ready to take centre stage at Tokyo 2020
It is the turn of the para-equestrians at Tokyo 2020. Competition is expected to be fierce, with 77 riders from 26 countries vying for medals.
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Hot competition expected among para dressage riders at Tokyo 2020
There are 78 Para-Equestrian riders from 27 nations taking part in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Among them, one of the sport’s most enduring athletes, a strong contender for a ‘triple-triple’ and a Para-Equestrian legend going for a record number of medals.
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#WeThe15: Horse sport’s FEI backs global disability campaign
A global movement to represent the world’s 1.2 billion people with disabilities has been launched by the International Paralympic Committee
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Shorter course, improved welfare promised for pentathlon horses
A simpler course with lower obstacles will be part of the “new” Modern Pentathlon format to be introduced in 2022.
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PETA seeks an end to horse sports at the Olympics
A senior PETA official writes to International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach outlining the organisation’s concerns.
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Tokyo 2020 pentathlon: Review of horse jumping phase under way
Changes to Modern Pentathlon are planned for the next Olympics, and both the world and British governing bodies are undertaking a review of the women’s competition at Tokyo 2020.
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The modern pentathlon might need, for want of a better word, modernizing
The showjumping in the women’s modern pentathlon had all the appearances of a contest between horse and rider, instead of between competitors.
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Second pentathlon gold for Britain, after showjumping phase of “welcome serenity”
Britain’s Joe Choong won gold in the men’s Modern Pentathlon at Tokyo 2020, with the jumping contest running rather more smoothly than the women’s event.
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Sweden pips USA for showjumping team Olympic gold at Tokyo 2020
Tokyo 2020’s team showjumping final came down to a head-to-head between Sweden and the USA, with fewer than 2 penalties in it.
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Tokyo 2020 Pentathlon horses under fire as Britain’s Kate French wins gold
“We tested them and they were well prepared, and there is no basis for athletes to complain,” says the president of modern pentathlon’s governing body.
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