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--Spectacular Swedes sweep through to Team Jumping Final

It was a tough day at the office for many of the nations competing in the Team

Jumping Qualifier at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Baji Koen Equestrian Park

today. But for Team Sweden it was just another walk in the park.

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Since the action began on the first day of the Individual competition last

Tuesday, Henrik von Eckermann's King Edward, Malin Baryard-Johnsson's Indiana

and Peder Fredricson's All In have not lowered a single pole.

Fredricson and the 15-year-old All In have an incredible record. They were

faultless on their way to Individual silver at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and

once again on their way to Individual silver here in Tokyo on Wednesday night.

It will be a whole new competition when the action resumes in tomorrow's Team

Final where the top-10 teams from tonight's qualifier will battle it out once

again, all starting on a zero score. But the Swedes look super-confident ahead

of that showdown in which they will be challenged by Belgium, Germany,

Switzerland, USA, France, Great Britain, Brazil and The Netherlands.

Dramatic exit

A number of countries made a dramatic exit, including Japan. Daisuke Fukushima

and Chanyon, who finished Individually sixth, picked up eight faults when first

to go for the host nation, but when Koki Saito and Chilensky were withdrawn

that dashed their chances.

Then Irish pathfinder Shane Sweetnam and Alejandro fell at the water-tray

vertical at fence 10. They left the arena unscathed, but Sweetnam was

devastated for his team and for the horse who is normally so reliable.

When the second rotation of riders got underway Israel's Teddy Vlock took a

fall at the previous liverpool oxer. His 11-year-old mare had already refused

at the second fence and had two fences down along the way. Vlock was examined

by medics after walking out of the arena and was cleared to go back to his

hotel, but knowing that his country was now also out of the medal race.

At the other end of the spectrum the Swedes were just waltzing home with

effortless ease. The Belgians and Germans also looked very comfortable.

Switzerland finished with 10 on the board, the USA with 13, the defending

champions from France with 15, and Great Britain racked up 17. The final three

teams to make the cut were Brazil who collected 25 faults, The Netherlands who

picked up 26 and Argentina who finished with 27 and squeezed Egypt out of the

top 10.

It won't be long before the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Team Jumping champions are

crowned.

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