Blake names strong Aachen Nations Cup team, with Olympics combinations potentially on show

The Underwriting Exchange Irish Senior Show Jumping Team athletes have been named for the CSIO5* Nations Cup in Aachen next weekend, with Irish combinations for the Paris Olympics potentially lining out. HSI High Performance Show Jumping Director Michael Blake has selected three of the four riders travelling to Paris next month for the Games, with Cian O’Connor, Shane Sweetnam and Bertram Allen joining Denis Lynch on the team. The Irish Senior team has been in fine form this season as they gear towards Paris, finishing on top of the Longines League of Nations Series Standings ahead of the final in Barcelona in October. The only member of Ireland’s Olympic quartet not jumping in Aachen is Daniel Coyle, whose Legacy jumped in the Longines League of Nations last week in Rotterdam, and Blake will be hoping for a strong showing. The Underwriting Exchange Irish Senior Show Jumping Team, in alphabetical order, […]