Paris, July 28 (Xinhua) -- The Paris Olympic Equestrian Eventing Tournament ended at the Palace of Versailles on the 28th, and Chinese player Hua Tian was fined 20.6 points in this event, with a total penalty of 42.6 points in the two rounds, and the ranking slipped from third to 32nd.
On that day, the weather in the Versailles area was clear, and the equestrian eventing cross-country competition venue was crowded, and this sport, which is still "niche" in China, has attracted a lot of attention because of its excellent spectacle and challenging. Cross-country racing is the most difficult and dangerous competition in eventing, and there have been many accidents on the scene, and the competitors of Germany, Ecuador, Portugal and other teams have been canceled due to falling from their horses. China's Hua Tian was also given a "controversial" penalty when he passed the 21st hurdle.
The TV broadcast screen shows that when the Chinese player Hua Tian passed the 21st group B hurdle, a referee suddenly appeared in front of the obstacle, and the horse "chocolate" jumped to the left after taking a step to the left, and jumped to the right to cross the obstacle, but the horse "rubbed" off the flagpole on the side of the obstacle when crossing the obstacle, and the referee awarded a penalty of 15 points.
The reporter went to the scene after the game and found that the 21st group of obstacle areas were lined with trees, with obstacles spaced more than ten meters apart, narrow space, and very limited vision. In the face of the penalty controversy, the Chinese team immediately lodged a protest appeal. As of press time, the International Equestrian Federation has not issued an announcement on this matter.
Jia Dapeng, the leader of the Chinese equestrian team, told reporters that he had watched the video with the technical representatives of the event organizers and had in-depth communication with them. "We have expressed our attitude and of course we respect the official rules and the final decision."
Hua Tian recalled in an interview after the race: "At that time, a referee happened to be running on the side of the horse that landed, and I felt that it really interfered with the chocolate's concentration, and finally the knee dropped the flag. ”
Hua Tian said that "chocolate" usually moves neatly through obstacles. "It's not normal for it to hesitate for a moment. Nothing like this has ever happened before, so this time it was a bit of a surprise to me. He said.
On the same day, another Chinese rider, Sun Huadong, withdrew from the race due to health reasons. According to the Chinese team, during the pre-race horse inspection, Sun Huadong's horse "Lady" was swollen due to a left front leg injury, and it was confirmed that the veterinarian team could not continue the race.
Germany Olympic champion Michael Jung · finished first in the individual race with a total penalty of 17.80 United Kingdom Laura ·Colette, who was second with a penalty of 18.30 for a time penalty of 0.8 in the cross-country race.
On the 29th, the eventing will start the third event show jumping competition.