Tokyo Paralympics, a Quick Round-Up before It Starts

The Paralympic horses are in pre-quarantine already, many of them at Aachen and around the 19th they will fly to Japan. So begins the next cycle of Olympic dressage this time with the Para athletes.

The Individual Medals

Unlike the able-bodied Olympics there are three medal rounds for the Para: The first based on the Individual tests taking place on 26 and 27 August with podiums for each of the 5 grades. There are a total of 78 athletes currently expected to participate to the Individual Championship.

The Team Medals
Then on the 28 and 29 August the Team Finals takes place, there are 16 teams and after the Individual tests those nations with 4 athletes competing will need to select the 3 that will perform the Team test. That selection has to ensure that there is at least one Grade I, II or III rider in the team.

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