‘I absolutely loved it’ – find out how British Olympic medallist Tom McEwen filled his downtime out in Tokyo

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Tom McEwen and Toledo De Kerser at the Tokyo Olympics, where everyone had to obey Olympic Covid restrictions
Tom McEwen and Toledo De Kerser on the way to team gold and individual silver at the Tokyo Olympics.
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British eventing’s newly crowned Olympic gold and silver medallist Tom McEwen says he “absolutely loved the downtime” that riders had during the Tokyo Games. With Olympic Covid restrictions in force, many of the usual activities that athletes might get up to during the Games, such as sightseeing or even watching other sports, were off limits in Japan.

The British event riders stayed in a hotel in Yokohama, about half an hour’s drive from the Equestrian Park.

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.