Reserves step up, Brits on form and some surprises: catch up on the first day’s Olympic showjumping

Olympic showjumping team qualifier results: Ben Maher riding Dallas Vegas Batilly help Britain to the next stage
Ben Maher riding Dallas Vegas Batilly at Paris 2024.
(Image credit: Peter Nixon)

The Olympic showjumping team qualifier results are in after a fast and furious three hours of action in Paris. It’s been a super day for Great Britain, who qualified comfortably for tomorrow’s team final, and Ireland are also in the top 10 teams so will come back for a shot at the medals.

Read on to catch up with all the stories from today…

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.