Equestrian Jumping

How do you picture yourself aged 61? Standing on Copacabana beach, wearing the colours of your nation to the backdrop of the famous, blue-hazed mountains of Rio de Janeiro and about to take part in your fifth Olympic Summer Games?
How about, aged 66, having your face displayed on one

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 04:  Mary Hanna, Australian Equestrian Dressage competitor and the oldest member of the Australian poses with Aislin Jones, Australian Shooter and the youngest member of the Australian Olympic Team on Ipanema Beach on August 4, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

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Abdelkebir

"Going to the Olympic Games is the goal of every athlete, it’s something just magnificent."
For Abdelkebir Ouaddar, as for so many others, the magic of the Olympics is everlasting.
Since he was a child and discovered equestrian, he has always been driven by the desire to take part in

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TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 06: Abdelkebir Ouaddar of Team Morocco riding Istanbull V.H Ooievaarsho competes during the Equestrian Jumping Team Qualifier on day fourteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Equestrian Park on August 06, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

 Abdelkebir Ouaddar of Team Morocco riding Istanbull V.H Ooievaarsho competes during the Equestrian Jumping Team Qualifier on day fourteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games 

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