Laura Bechtolsheimer to race Christine Ohuruogu
Olympic dressage rider Laura Bechtolsheimer will be testing her athletic abilities against the best in the world in a one-off episode of the BBC’s Superstars programme.
Laura will join 15 other Olympic medal winners — including runners Mo Farah and Christine Ohuruogu — to compete in eight disciplines.
The eight men and eight women will compete in the 100m and 800m on the track, javelin, archery, 50m swimming, kayaking, a cycling hill-climb and a “gruelling” gym test.
Laura said: “There haven’t been many equestrian athletes over the years who have taken part in Superstars so I am looking forward to representing the riders, hopefully without causing too much embarrassment!”
Superstars was first shown in the 70s and 80s but ceased in 1985. It returned in 2002 for a one-off show for Sports Relief that led to a series in 2013.
The 90-minute programme will be shown on BBC One over the Christmas period.
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A self-confessed newshound, farmer’s daughter and journalist of many years' experience, Charlotte worked on regional papers before joining H&H in 2007. A regular rider, she visited Ireland in 2010 to investigate the fate of Irish horses through the recession, to much acclaim, and reported from the FEI General Assembly in Rio de Janeiro in 2011. She left Horse & Hound in March 2013.