Countdown to Tokyo ... all riders are now forbidden to promote private sponsors

Australia's Mary Hanna is the first that has her horse, Calanta arrived at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. The other horses will follow fast as we are in the final 10 days countdown to the Olympic Games.

On social media, Edwina Tops-Alexander has informed her followers today is the start of the blackout period. In this period, the Olympic Rule 40 describes athletes are forbidden to promote private sponsors. "Starting now until August 10 all athletes are forbidden to post communications that promote their private sponsors. Luckily most of my sponsors are aware of this," she writes.

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