The Tokyo Olympic dressage times for the grand prix special on Tuesday (27 July) have been released. The special is the test that solely decides the team medals.
The grand prix acted as a team qualifier for the special, with Germany, Great Britain, Denmark, the USA, the Netherlands, Sweden, Portugal and Spain making it through to battle it out for a place on the podium.
This means 24 riders will ride the grand prix special, split into three groups. The first two riders in each team will ride in reverse order of merit based on the grand prix scores. The final group will ride in reverse order of the team standings after the first two groups have completed, meaning the competition should reach a nail-biting climax.
Olympic dressage times: when do the British riders go in the special?
Who are Britain’s main rivals and when to do they ride?
Germany went through to the team final with the best score, and while slates are wiped clean for the special, it bodes well for their chances of retaining Olympic team gold.
Dorothee Schneider rides Showtime FRH at 6.10pm local time (10.10am UK time)
Isabell Werth, the world number one, rides Bella Rose 2 at 7.45pm local time (11.45am UK time)
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