J. thompson olympic games tokyo 2020
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Key events for Wednesday 4 AugustĪll events are listed here in local Tokyo time. In the meantime, Martin has figured out what is going on to tomorrow, so that I don’t have to. If you haven’t signed up already (it’s free), you’re welcome to do so here. Martin Belam has been playing an absolute blinder throughout the Games, typing his finger to the bone to bring you his daily Tokyo 2020 Olympics Briefing – your one-stop shop for all the news that’s fit to print and a little that isn’t.
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You know, horses don’t want to see a guy, like, looking intense next to a jump, looking like he’s ready to fight you.” “It does look like a person, and that’s a little spooky. The hope was that familiarity would breed bravery. After seeing others have issues, he and trainer Ireland’s Darragh Kenny - also a competitor in Tuesday’s field - made a point of trotting their horses to the 10th jump before beginning their runs so the animals could look it over. I don’t know.” Vlock went 34th in the 73-horse field. “We tried to relax our horses in the turn, and maybe they’re surprised to see a vertical so close. She wasn’t sure if the wrestler specifically threw off her 12-year-old stallion, Vancouver de Lanlore. None caught the eye quite like the sumo wrestler.Īmong the horses alarmed by the setup was France’s Penelope Leprevost - a team jumping gold medalist in 2016. Most of the course’s hurdles are decorated with a distinctly Japanese feel - geisha kimonos, a miniature Japanese palace, taiko drums. “I did notice four or five horses really taking a spook to that,” Charles said. Hunched over and seemingly ready to attack, the wrestler is facing away from approaching riders, meaning that when they complete a sharp turn to take on the jump, the first thing horse and human see is the wedgie created by the wrestler’s mawashi.
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The statue is positioned to the left of a jump placed in the corner of the arena. A few pairings pulled up short of the barrier, accumulating enough penalty points to prevent entry into Wednesday’s finals. Riders say that the life-sized sumo wrestler positioned next to the 10th obstacle on the 14-jump Olympic course may have distracted several horses in qualifying for the individual jumping final. “It is very realistic,” echoed Israel’s Teddy Vlock. “There’s a lot to look at,” Ireland’s Cian O’Connor added. “As you come around, you see a big guy’s ,” said British rider Harry Charles. A life-sized sumo-wrestler on obstacle No10 on the showjumping course appears to have frightened a few of the horses participating in today’s individual showjumping event.