Tokyo Olympics: Candidates for German eventing named
Luhmühlen (fn-press)
Following the Longines Luhmühlen Horse Trials with the German Eventing Championships, the Top Sport Working Group of the Eventing Committee of the German Olympic Committee for Equestrianism (DOKR) has proposed the following riders* to the DOSB for the start at the Olympic Games in Tokyo (July 24 to August 8). The official nomination by the DOSB will take place on June 29.
Unlike before, only three riders per team are allowed to compete at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, there is no so-called strike result. Sandra Auffarth (Ganderkesee) with Viamant du Matz and Let's Dance (reserve), Michael Jung (Horb) with fischerChipmunk FRH and fischer WildWave (reserve) and Julia Krajewski (Warendorf) with Amande de B'Neville have been nominated for the team.
Also traveling with them to Tokyo will be a reserve pair, which, according to the new Olympic regulations, can be substituted in the following test in the event of a pair dropping out in a partial test - in exchange for additional penalty points. Andreas Dibowski (Döhle) with FRH Corrida has been nominated as a reserve pair and has also been permanently nominated for the European Championships in September, provided he does not compete in Tokyo.
As second reserve the AG Spitzensport nominated Christoph Wahler (Bad Bevensen) with Carjatan S, as third reserve Anna Siemer (Salzhausen) with FRH Butt's Avondale.
The horses Jadore Moi and Casino owned by Sophie Leube (Hamm) and Dirk Schrade (Heidmühle) respectively are also to move into the quarantine in Warendorf (from July 10).
