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TOKYO 2020 OLYMPIC GAMES - Jumping Team Qualifier
TOKYO, Aug. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/--

--Spectacular Swedes sweep through to Team Jumping Final

It was a tough day at the office for many of the nations competing in the Team 
Jumping Qualifier at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Baji Koen Equestrian Park 
today. But for Team Sweden it was just another walk in the park.

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Since the action began on the first day of the Individual competition last 
Tuesday, Henrik von Eckermann's King Edward, Malin Baryard-Johnsson's Indiana 
and Peder Fredricson's All In have not lowered a single pole. 

Fredricson and the 15-year-old All In have an incredible record. They were 
faultless on their way to Individual silver at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and 
once again on their way to Individual silver here in Tokyo on Wednesday night. 

It will be a whole new competition when the action resumes in tomorrow's Team 
Final where the top-10 teams from tonight's qualifier will battle it out once 
again, all starting on a zero score. But the Swedes look super-confident ahead 
of that showdown in which they will be challenged by Belgium, Germany, 
Switzerland, USA, France, Great Britain, Brazil and The Netherlands.

Dramatic exit

A number of countries made a dramatic exit, including Japan. Daisuke Fukushima 
and Chanyon, who finished Individually sixth, picked up eight faults when first 
to go for the host nation, but when Koki Saito and Chilensky were withdrawn 
that dashed their chances. 

Then Irish pathfinder Shane Sweetnam and Alejandro fell at the water-tray 
vertical at fence 10. They left the arena unscathed, but Sweetnam was 
devastated for his team and for the horse who is normally so reliable.

When the second rotation of riders got underway Israel's Teddy Vlock took a 
fall at the previous liverpool oxer. His 11-year-old mare had already refused 
at the second fence and had two fences down along the way. Vlock was examined 
by medics after walking out of the arena and was cleared to go back to his 
hotel, but knowing that his country was now also out of the medal race.

At the other end of the spectrum the Swedes were just waltzing home with 
effortless ease. The Belgians and Germans also looked very comfortable.

Switzerland finished with 10 on the board, the USA with 13, the defending 
champions from France with 15, and Great Britain racked up 17. The final three 
teams to make the cut were Brazil who collected 25 faults, The Netherlands who 
picked up 26 and Argentina who finished with 27 and squeezed Egypt out of the 
top 10.

It won't be long before the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Team Jumping champions are 
crowned.

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