The beginning place was promising. By the third and last day, the Swiss staff of Felix Vogg, Robin Godel and Mélody Johner have been on the right track for a medal. Ultimately, the reserve of seven.6 factors for Belgium and 11.4 factors for Japan was not sufficient.
Final rider Felix Vogg on Dao de l’Ocean obtained via with only one bounce. Nevertheless, the duty for the beginning rider Mélody Johner on Toubleu de Rueire (8.8 penalty factors) and Robin Godel on Grandeur de Lully (13.2) was too nice. Ultimately, 12.6 factors have been lacking from third place, which was held by Japan. The Asians entered the ultimate day in fifth place as they needed to discover a new rider and obtained 20 penalty factors for this.
As occurred three years in the past in Tokyo, Britain gained. Silver went on to host France, 12.3 factors behind.
Switzerland additionally had probabilities to win a medal within the particular person nicely earlier than the ultimate. Felix Vogg was in sixth place, three factors behind the medals. Ultimately, nevertheless, the 34-year-old was 7.4 factors wanting the bronze. A fall when he jumped into the mixture dashed the hopes of the horse’s proprietor, who lives in Germany, for a medal. Vogg had already recorded one fall within the staff competitors.
The opposite two Swiss, Mélody Johner (twenty ninth) on Toubleu de Rueire and Robin Godel (thirtieth) on Grandeur de Lully, couldn’t qualify for the ultimate spherical.
Michael Jung turned an Olympic champion for the third time – the primary within the historical past of the occasion. The German confirmed nerves of metal, obtained via with out making any errors and held a 0.6 level lead over Australian Christopher Burton, who additionally had a mistake free journey. Britain’s Laura Collett took bronze.
2024-07-29 15:21:10
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