H&H’s Tokyo rider of the day: the Japanese rider who became a new showjumping star

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Daisuke Fukushima competes at the Tokyo Olympics
Daisuke Fukushima rides Chanyon in the Olympic individual final in Tokyo.
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If fans of the sport had been asked to predict which six riders would make the jump-off of today’s Olympic showjumping individual final at the Tokyo Games, not many would have included Japan’s Daisuke Fukushima in their list.

The home side rider has never won an FEI competition on his ride here, Chanyon, but tonight, he mixed it with the best in the sport by jumping the second clear of the initial round. He went first in the jump-off and pulled off another clear, finishing in sixth place, to the delight of the many Japanese volunteers around the arena.

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.