The last time a British team won an Olympic gold medal for eventing was at the 1972 Munich games, when Princess Anne’s future husband Mark Phillips was one of the winning foursome. Forty nine years later Team GB has triumphed again, winning gold after producing a dominant display in the showjumping finale at Tokyo Equestrian Park. SponsoredIt is only Britain’s third Olympic team crown in eventing after Stockholm in 1956 and Munich 16 years later. The trio of Oliver Townend, Laura Collett and McEwen, all of whom were making their Games debuts, led by 17.9 penalties following their outstanding cross-country rounds on Sunday. And they comfortably retained top spot, with McEwen going clear on

Source: The Times August 02, 2021 23:58 UTC