Equestrian
Jury acquits former Olympian equestrian rider in shooting

Apr. 14, 2022 05:38 PM EDT
MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) — A jury in New Jersey found a former Olympian equestrian competitor not guilty Thursday in the shooting of a woman at his training center...

Mark Todd to face disciplinary hearing over hitting a horse

Mar. 22, 2022 12:52 PM EDT
LONDON (AP) — Mark Todd, a two-time Olympic champion in equestrian and now a notable racehorse trainer, will face a disciplinary hearing on Thursday after a video on...

FILE - Mark Todd, of New Zealand, riding Leonidas II, competes in the equestrian eventing team show jumping phase at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 9, 2016. Two-time Olympic equestrian champion Mark Todd has temporarily lost his license as a racehorse trainer pending an investigation into a video showing him striking a horse with a branch. The British Horseracing Authority has imposed the interim suspension on the 65-year-old New Zealander preventing him from racing horses in Britain or internationally. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Olympic great Todd loses training license for hitting horse

Feb. 16, 2022 06:08 AM EST

Poland gives humanitarian visa to 2nd Belarus athlete

Sep. 05, 2021 11:40 AM EDT
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A lawmaker in Poland says a second Belarussian athlete, an equestrian who was excluded from the country's Olympic team after criticizing...

Tareg Hamedi of Saudi Arabia reacts after losing following an injury to Sajad Ganjzadeh of Iran in their men's kumite +75kg gold medal bout for karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Olympic karate finishes with cinematic kick, downer ending

By Greg Beacham Aug. 07, 2021 11:05 AM EDT

From left, silver medal winners United States' team of Laura Kraut, Jessica Springsteen and McLain Ward, gold medal winners Sweden's team of Henrik von Eckermann, Malin Baryard-Johnsson and Peder Fredricson, and bronze medal winners Belgium's Pieter Devos, Jerome Guery and Gregory Wathelet gather during a equestrian jumping team medal ceremony at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Springsteen, US fall to Swedes in jump off, earn silver

Aug. 07, 2021 08:53 AM EDT

United States' Jessica Springsteen, riding Don Juan van de Donkhoeve, competes during the equestrian jumping team qualifying at Equestrian Park in Tokyo at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Springsteen, US team qualify for equestrian jumping final

By Jake Seiner Aug. 06, 2021 10:15 AM EDT

A jump stylized with a sushi roll design is in place before competition begins in the equestrian jumping team qualifying at Equestrian Park in Tokyo at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Sumo removed, but equestrian course designer defends choice

By Jake Seiner Aug. 06, 2021 05:22 AM EDT

Ireland's Darragh Kenny, riding Cartello, competes during the equestrian jumping individual competition during the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Sumo scare? Riders say horses might be spooked by statue

By Jake Seiner Aug. 03, 2021 11:55 AM EDT

United States' Jessica Springsteen walks the course ahead of the equestrian jumping individual qualifying at Equestrian Park in Tokyo at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Springsteen makes Olympic debut, falls short in qualifier

By Jake Seiner Aug. 03, 2021 11:10 AM EDT

Shin Jeahwan, of South Korea, performs on the vault during the men's artistic gymnastic qualifications at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Olympics Latest: Krajewski wins individual eventing gold

Aug. 01, 2021 08:49 PM EDT

Yulimar Rojas, of Venezuela, competes in the final of the women's triple jump at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Olympics Latest: Belarus runner says team forcing departure

Jul. 31, 2021 09:18 PM EDT

New Zealand's Tyla Nathan-Wong raises her fists as her team celebrates defeating France in the women's rugby gold medal match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 31, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
Olympic Latest: Bencic wins tennis gold for Switzerland

Jul. 30, 2021 09:08 PM EDT

Dmitriy Gruzdev of Kazakhstan, Nikias Arndt of Germany and Mohcine El Kouraji of Morocco compete in the men's cycling road race at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Oyama, Japan. (Tim de Waele/Pool Photo via AP)
Olympics Latest: Latvia wins gold in men's 3-on-3

Jul. 27, 2021 08:40 PM EDT

Jaqueline Mourao of Brazil picks up her bike after falling as she competes with Daniela Campuzano Chavez Peon of Mexico, right, andMaja Wloszczowska of Poland (21) during the women's cross-country mountain bike competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Izu, Japan. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Brazil's Mourao trades bike for skis for next Winter Games

By Dave Skretta Jul. 27, 2021 12:16 PM EDT

In this June 21, 2021, file photo, a resident receives a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shot at their office in Tokyo. Tokyo's COVID-19 infections surged to a six-month high Wednesday, July 21, 2021, with the Olympic host city logging 1,832 new cases just two days before the Games open. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
The Latest: Top shooter tests positive, will miss Tokyo

Jul. 20, 2021 10:34 PM EDT

Australian equestrian banned from Tokyo Olympics over doping

Jul. 20, 2021 10:08 PM EDT
SYDNEY (AP) — The Australian Olympic Committee said show jumper Jamie Kermond has been removed from the equestrian team for the Tokyo Games after testing...

FILE - In this April 2, 2020, file photo, Phillip Dutton, a medal-winning equestrian on the U.S. Olympic team, smiles after a training session at his farm in West Grove, Pa. Older Olympians will be proving that age is just a number in Tokyo. The oldest member of Team USA headed to Tokyo is Dutton, a 57-year-old equestrian who competes in eventing, a combination of dressage, cross-country and jumping. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
For Carli Lloyd, other older Olympians, age is just a number

By Anne M. Peterson Jul. 20, 2021 05:42 AM EDT

South Africa's Olympic soccer team members, wearing face masks, leave the training venue in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Monday, July 19, 2021. Two South African soccer players have become the first athletes inside the Olympic Village to test positive for COVID-19. The Tokyo Games open on Friday. (Kyodo News via AP)
Medal predictions for events at the Tokyo Olympics

Jul. 19, 2021 05:57 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 28, 2021, file photo, Jessica Springsteen of the United States, on Don Juan Van de Donkhoeve, clears an obstacle during the Nations Cup horse jumping competition, in Rome. Springsteen, the 29-year-old daughter of Bruce Springsteen, is the "youngster" is making her Olympic debut IN the U.S. equestrian show jumping team for the Tokyo Olympics, where they'll be a new wrinkle – three-person teams instead of four. It's part of an IOC directive to cut down on competitor numbers in some sports. It means that in the team show jumping event, they'll no longer be a fourth, or worst, score to throw out, making it easier for the public and television audiences to understand the scoring system as the event proceeds. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini,File)
No room for error with new Olympic team show jumping format

By Dennis Passa Jul. 08, 2021 01:04 AM EDT