Tales from Tokyo: ‘Estonia will go to the moon before having a rider at the Olympics’

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Dina Ellermann and Donna Anna at the Tokyo Olympics.
Dina Ellermann and Donna Anna at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Dressage rider Dina Ellermann was the female Estonian flagbearer at the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony last night.

“I was the chosen one from the girls, because it’s the first time Estonia has been represented in equestrianism at the Olympics,” she said. “Nobody believed it beforehand – it was said Estonia will go to the moon, but not have an equestrian at the Olympics, but I proved them wrong.

Pippa Roome
Pippa Roome
Magazine editor and eventing editor

Pippa is a true eventing geek and has been H&H’s eventing editor since 2005. She has first-hand experience of competing up to British Eventing intermediate and international CCI2*-L level, and has worked in the industry on a top event yard. Pippa enjoys nothing more than immersing herself in the sport at the highest level, reporting from the five-stars and international championships, including the Olympics.