won gold after producing a dominant display in the showjumping finale at tokyo equestrian park. display in the showjumping finale the trio of oliver townend, display in the showjumping finale laura collett and tom mcewen led by 17.9 penalties following their outstanding cross country rounds yesterday. it s nearly 50 years since team gb won gold in an olympic three day eventing. 1972, at the munich games. so, it s been a long time coming and our team went over there with huge help. we feel they had a very strong team and they have absolutely delivered. we are so incredibly proud of them. ijust delivered. we are so incredibly proud of them. i just want to say what a massive, massive team effort it is all round in terms of the support crew, the owners, the
day in first place. so, could theyjump to glory? yes! tom mcewen, toledo de kerser. not a foot wrong. well, tom mcewen got them off to the perfect start, with a clear round. and after laura collett, it was down to final rider oliver townend. he set out with a healthy advantage. he held his nerve, and finally britain had done it. yes! 49 years great britain have waited for their eventing gold medal. a brilliant display from three riders, all making their olympic debuts. team gb s long wait for gold in this event has certainly been worth it. it was a frustrating day for britain s sailors, though, because they couldn t actually sail. their medal hopes had to be put on hold, as a lack of wind meant racing was postponed. elsewhere, though, there was no shortage of action. laura kenny beginning her
absolutely have. film and they would deliver and they absolutely have. and they would deliver and they absolutely have. am i right that all three of those absolutely have. am i right that all three of those riders absolutely have. am i right that all three of those riders are absolutely have. am i right that all| three of those riders are competing in the first olympics? i m not singling her out for any other reason, but i do know laura lost the site in one her eyes. can you tell us more about that and indeed, how much more impressive the achievement is as a result? is as a result? absolutely. it s extraordinary is as a result? absolutely. it s extraordinary to is as a result? absolutely. it s extraordinary to think - is as a result? absolutely. it s extraordinary to think that - is as a result? absolutely. it s i extraordinary to think that those three riders are all they re doing theirfirst olympics. we have oliver, who is world number one, tom, laura and, yes, as you sa
that s all from us. we willjoin hello with your latest sports news. great britain has won their first eventing gold in 49 years. they took first place a team showjumping with oliver townend and their collie who colleagues making debuts. the world number one was the last to go and he had one fault, but that didn t matter because he went clear through the rest of his ride to take gb s 11 gold of the tokyo games. it also leaves three british riders well placed for the individual medals later on. he said it was a team effort. i later on. he said it was a team effort. ~ ., ., later on. he said it was a team effort. ~ ., ., . effort. i didn t know how much we had in hand, effort. i didn t know how much we had in hand, and effort. i didn t know how much we had in hand, and i effort. i didn t know how much we had in hand, and i put effort. i didn t know how much we had in hand, and i put myself- effort. i didn t know how much we i had in hand, and i put myself under pressure, but as