Dujardin eyes history as Olympic equestrian team named

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Charlotte Dujardin could go Great Britain's astir dressed up female Olympian aft being confirmed successful nan equestrian squad for nan Paris Games.

Dujardin's six Olympic dressage medals - 3 of which are golden - intends she is level pinch erstwhile cyclist Dame Laura Kenny, but a badge of immoderate colour successful Paris would spot her apical nan list.

The 38-year-old is joined successful nan Team GB equestrian line-up by Ben Maher, who will compete astatine his 5th Olympics and take sides his individual showjumping title successful Paris.

Dujardin is named alongside Carl Hester, group for his seventh Games, arsenic good arsenic world champion Lottie Fry and Becky Moody successful nan dressage squad.

Dujardin, Hester and Fry won squad dressage bronze successful Tokyo 3 years ago, and past twelvemonth won European squad golden - Britain's first dressage squad golden badge since nan London Olympics.

Alongside Maher successful nan showjumping squad are Scott Brash, Harry Charles and Joe Stockdale.

In eventing, Tokyo golden medallists Laura Collett and Tom McEwen are joined by Yasmin Ingham and Ros Canter, nan existent world and European champions respectively.

The equestrian events astatine nan Paris Olympics will return spot successful nan magnificent mounting of nan Palace of Versailles, astir 10 miles westbound of nan capital.

The equestrian programme runs from 27 July to 6 August.

Dressage: Charlotte Dujardin (Imhotep), Lottie Fry (Glamourdale), Carl Hester (Fame), Becky Moody (Jagerbomb)

Eventing: Ros Canter (Lordships Graffalo), Laura Collett (London 52), Yasmin Ingham (Banzai du Loir), Tom McEwen (JL Dublin)

Jumping: Scott Brash (Hello Jefferson), Harry Charles (Romeo 88), Ben Maher (Point Break), Joe Stockdale (Cacharel)

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