French bronze medallist Karim Laghouag and Triton Fontaine at Tokyo 2020
Tokyo competitors have barely had a chance to get their feet on home ground before they head off again for the next team competition.
This time it is the FEI Nations Cup taking place at Haras Le Pin in Normandy, venue of the 2014 World Equestrian Games in France, where spectators will get the chance to see some of the Tokyo heroes
The ‘three musketeers’ of the French team bronze medallists at Tokyo 2020 - Nicolas Touzaint, Karim Laghouag and Christopher Six - will be taking part in the various international classes along with New Zealand’s Jonelle and Tim Price.
More than 340 participants from 21 nations will be competing, including the eight teams for the only Nations Cup to take place in France. It will be an exciting lead up to the FEI European Championships to take place in Avenches (SUI) from 22 to 26 September
Programme
Thursday/Friday: dressage and show jumping
The various dressage tests will take place on the sand arena “Carrière d’Honneur” (also called the Hautbois Park arena), and the Furioso sand arenas.
The competition starts on Thursday at 8:00 am with the CCIO4*-S FEI Eventing Nations Cup dressage, CCI3*-S and CCI2*-S, with the CCI2*-L starting at 4:30 pm.
The dressage tests will then continue on Friday from 8:00 am (CCI3*-S, CCI3*-L and CCI2*-L) while the CCIO4*-S will be held from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm.
CCI2*-S participants will show jump from 18:30 to 20:00.
Saturday/Sunday: cross country and show jumping
The CCI2*-S will open the day on Saturday 14 August at 8:00 am with cross-country, followed by the prize giving ceremony (11:00am).
The CCI3*-L (12:00-14:00) and the CCI2*-L (15:00-18:00) Cross Country
The FEI Eventing Nations Cup teams will complete their show jumping test from 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm on the Furioso arena.
The CCIO4*-S completes with the cross country from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm followed by the prize giving ceremony, at the same time as the CCI2*-L show jumping
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Some of the competitors
• Karim Laghouag (FRA) - Team bronze medallist in Tokyo, Olympic Team Champion in Rio
• Christopher Six (FRA) - Team bronze medallist in Tokyo, member of the French winning team of the FEI Eventing Nations Cup 2020
• Nicolas Touzaint (FRA) - World N°26 - Team bronze medallist in Tokyo, Team Olympic Champion in Athens, 2 times European individual champion
• Tim Price (NZL) - World N°2 - Team 5th at Tokyo 2020
• Jonelle Price (NZL) - World N°7 - Team 5th at Tokyo 2020
• Karin Donckers (BEL) - 6 participations to the Olympics, 7 to the WEG (individual 4th in 2010, 5th in 2014)
• Astier Nicolas (FRA) - Olympic Team Champion and silver medallist in Rio
• Mathieu Lemoine (FRA) - Olympic Team Champion in Rio
• Ariana Schivo (ITA) - Tokyo 2020
• Elaine Pen (NED) - Bronze team medallist WEG 2014
• Robin Godel (SUI) - Tokyo 2020
• Jean Teulère (FRA) - Olympic Team Champion in Athens, World individual champion and twice world team silver medallist
• Arnaud Boiteau (FRA) - Olympic Team Champion in Athens, 3 times team European silver medallist
• Cédric Lyard (FRA) - Olympic Team Champion in Athens, team silver medallist WEG
• Maxime Livio (FRA) - World N°25 - World team bronze medallist WEG 2018
• Sidney Dufresne (FRA) - World team bronze medallist WEG 2018
