No medal but equestrian Fouaad Mirza impressive on Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020
Fouaad Mirza and his horse Seigneur Medicott ended 23rd overall in eventing. The Indian equestrian was one of the 25 from the field of 63 who qualified for the final.
Indian equestrian Fouaad Mirza finished 23rd in the jumping final of eventing at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday.
Riding his horse Seigneur Medicott, the 29-year-old Fouaad Mirza had a score of 59.60 penalty points after the completion of all rounds - dressage, cross-country, jumping qualifier and the jumping final.
In eventing, the horse-rider combination with the fewest penalties wins.
Germany’s Julia Krajewski, with her horse Amande De B’Neville, became the first female Olympic gold medallist in eventing with a score of 26.00.
While Great Britain’s Tom McEwen (Toledo De Kerser) and Australian Andrew Hoy (Vassily De Lassos) took silver and bronze, respectively.
Fouaad Mirza, the first Indian equestrian to compete at the Olympic Games since Imtiaz Anees at Sydney 2000, began his Tokyo 2020 campaign at the Baji Koen Equestrian Park with a stellar performance in the dressage test that saw him finish ninth.
The two-time Asian Games silver medallist, however, had a challenging cross-country round at the Sea Forest Country Course, after which he slipped to the 22nd spot in the rankings.
The Indian just managed to squeeze through to the jumping final after a combined total of 47.20 penalty points from dressage, cross-country and jumping qualifier placed him in 25th spot from 63 competitors. Only the top 25 make the final.