United kingdom This Thursday took over The first round of the Nations Cup final Show jumping, in BarcelonaWith an ideal path, after the total points of its four riders, who finished the race ahead of the Brazilian and German teams, while Spain finished 11th.
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With this result, The Spanish team was eliminated from the Grand Final Of this competition, which will be held next Sunday at the Real Club de Polo de Barcelona and organized by the International Equestrian Federation (FEI), only the top eight – out of the fifteen who entered the competition – made it to the final round.
The binomials formed by it Eduardo Alvarez Aznar And his horse “Dorent Batelli” They have jumped into the Barcelona scene with options to qualify the squad. However, four knockdowns for a total of 16 penalty points helped determine their results.
previously, Mariano Martinez Bastida and “Bellano” It was the only perfect contest for the Spaniards, which was followed by an elimination Carolina Areso Garcia Obregon For double disobedience ‘champagne’ And 4 of Santiago Nunez With the Persians “Shakira Z”.
Specifically, the national competitor dropped a beam in the double hurdle on the final stage of the course, a critical point at which several participants added penalties throughout the day.
The Spanish team will be part of the Challenge Cup, where the seven worst-placed teams from Thursday will start this Saturday: Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Australia, Argentina and Uzbekistan.
Regarding United kingdom, its riders Tim Gridley, Robert Whittaker and, above all, Harry Charles, showed great form to go on and claim the title of favorites to beat Brazil, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, USA, Ireland and France; The Belgians succeed in winning the Nations Cup.
BrazilIn addition to aiming for final victory, they will be seeking a ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics, a ticket that the United States has also chosen, since then. With the majority of countries ranked – Spain among themAfter finishing fifth this summer in the European Championship in Milan, the best of these two countries will achieve this position.
For the tenth year in a row, the 111th Barcelona International Show Jumping Competition will host the Longines Nations Cup Show Jumping World Grand Final, one of the most prominent equestrian events on the international equestrian calendar, and throughout the weekend the Real Polo Club’s Olympic Track will take place. It hosts a total of ten competitions such as the Queen’s Cup.
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