British Olympic showjumping group printed for Paris 2024

The British Olympic showjumping group for Paris 2024 has been introduced nowadays (Wednesday, 26 June).

The 4 mixtures decided on to constitute Nice Britain are:

• Ben Maher with Level Wreck, owned via rider, Charlotte Rossetter and Pamela Wright (groom: Derren Lake)
• Harry Charles with Romeo 88, owned via rider, Ann Thompson (groom: Georgia Ellwood)
• Joe Stockdale with Cacharel, owned via Laura Stockdale and Pleasure Cocklin (groom: Charlotte Attwell)
• Scott Brash with Hi Jefferson, owned via Woman Pauline Harris and Woman Pauline Kirkham (groom: David Honnet)

Meet the British Olympic showjumping group

This will likely be a exceptional 5th Olympic look for Ben Maher, 41, who’s the reigning Olympic champion after profitable gold in Tokyo with Explosion W. He was once additionally a part of Nice Britain’s London 2012 gold medal-winning group. He brings the emerging big name of the game, 10-year-old stallion Level Wreck.

Scott Brash, 38, was once additionally a part of the London 2012 group gold medallists and he brings championship stalwart Hi Jefferson, at 15 the joint-oldest along Romeo 88 and one of the skilled horse at the group.

Harry Charles, who turns 25 ahead of he heads to Paris, made his Olympic debut in Tokyo and was once a part of Nice Britain’s bronze medal-winning group on the 2022 international championships and he brings the similar horse, 15-year-old Romeo 88, to Paris. Harry’s father Peter Charles gained gold along Ben Maher on the London Olympics 12 years in the past.

A couple of months more youthful than Harry, 24-year-old Joe Stockdale is every other British showjumping Olympic group rider to be following within the footsteps of his Olympian father, the overdue Tim Stockdale. Joe has soared to the highest tier of the game since swapping his cricket bat for showjumping a couple of years in the past and Cacharel’s incredible possible was once recognised via his father, who purchased and produced her via her early days, with Joe now becoming a member of his common team-mates Ben and Harry at the biggest level of all.

What a tale, what a group.

“Right here’s to attaining goals”

Workforce GB chef de project, Mark England stated: “An enormous congratulations to the entire athletes, grooms, and horse homeowners named nowadays as we make a choice the 3 squads of equestrian riders that can commute to Paris to compete for Workforce GB.

“There may be an improbable wealth of enjoy throughout all 3 disciplines, with some athletes set to compete at their fourth, 5th and 7th Olympic Video games this summer season, which can for sure stand them in just right stead in Paris. I sit up for gazing them compete on the ancient Palace of Versailles in a month’s time.”

Equestrian group chief Helen Nicholls added: “I’m exceptionally happy with the 12 athlete mixtures and their connections who will commute to Paris around the 3 disciplines of equestrian. We now have a thrilling stability of enjoy, skill and possible, and we head to the Video games in a powerful place, and with medal ambitions. The hours of preparation, huge sacrifice and overall determination will now be put to without equal check. The groups at the back of the athletes – each equine and human – have left no stone unturned of their quest to beef up them to their best performances.

“The Olympic Video games give us the chance to show off our superb sports activities and the original bond between horse and rider to a brand new legion of supporters in addition to give the equestrian neighborhood the risk to be a part of Workforce GB and their circle of relatives of sports activities. Right here’s to creating lifelong reminiscences, attaining goals and with a bit of luck medal celebrations.”

The Olympic showjumping festival begins on Thursday 1 August with the group leaping qualifier. The group medals are determined the next day to come, Friday 2 August. The person qualifier takes position on Monday 4 August with the person ultimate on Tuesday 5 August.

Sweden are the reigning Olympic group champions and Nice Britain has gained particular person gold on the previous two Olympics, first via Nick Skelton and Large Famous person in 2016, then Ben Maher and Explosion W in Tokyo.

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