Equestrian Jumping Gets Underway Today at Rio 2016
Sunday 14 August 2016
The Equestrian Jumping at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games gets underway today with the first individual qualifier. The competition gets started at 2pm (BST) and the order for Team GB has been confirmed:
Nick Skelton OBE with Beverley Widdowson’s Big Star
Ben Maher MBE with Jane Forbes Clark and his own Tic Tac
Michael Whitaker with Beverley Widdowson’s Cassionato
John Whitaker MBE with Team Harmony Co Ltd’s Ornellaia
From 75 combinations, the Brits will come into the arena as follows:
3rd Nick and Big Star
21st Ben and Tic Tac
42nd Michael and Cassionato
60th John and Ornellaia
We will be posting via our Facebook, Twitter or Instagram social media channels as will the BEF via their channels which can be found by visiting the Equestrian Team GBR website at www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk .
Watch this afternoon's action via the BBC on the red button (eight platforms), website and radio. If you can’t watch live, you can record the BBC Red Button through Sky Channel 980, Freeview 601, Freesat 981 and click here for Virgin info.
To follow the results live, just click here.
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