Paralympics GB Equestrian Team for Beijing
Friday 29 August 2008
The six British Paralympic team members head out to compete in the Beijing Games, which start on 7th September.
The six athletes to present ParalympicsGB in the Para-equestrian events at this summer's Games are:
Grade Ia:
• Sophie Christiansen riding the Para Dressage Training Trust's Lambrusco III
• Anne Dunham riding Sally Ann Brown's Teddy
Grade Ib:
• Ricky Balshaw riding his own and Mrs Julia Lazzari's Deacon's Giorgi
• Lee Pearson riding his own, Mr & Mrs David Pearson and Gillian Chinn's Gentleman
Grade II:
• Felicity Coulthard riding her own Roffelaar
Grade III:
• Deborah Criddle riding her own and Bruce Criddle's Pavaroti
• Simon Laurens riding John Gamlin's Ocean Diamond
The squad features a mix of youth and experience, with Lee Pearson, set to make his third ParalympicsGB appearance and Anne Dunham her fourth. Six-time Paralympic gold medallist Lee has never been beaten at a Paralympic Games and Anne Dunham, at 59, is among Britain’s oldest athletes at the Games.
The equestrian events at the Games take place in Hong Kong at the Sha Tin Racecourse and will run from September 7 to 11.
(As reported by www.paralympics.org.uk)
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