Double Gold For Wells At The World Equestrian Games
Sophie Wells has achieved a second gold medal at the World Equestrian Games (WEG) in Tyron, North Carolina.
Wells, riding 11-year-old C Fatal Attraction, danced into the lead of the Grade V Freestyle with a score of 80.755%.
After discovering her win, an emotional Wells posted on social media;
Woooo we did it !! Gold in the freestyle today at WEG. Jorge was a bit tense but he stayed with me and we managed to pull off our new freestyle to the music Tom Hunt composed for us. It gives me goosebumps ! Thank you so much to my team, here and at home. You are amazing.”
Wells’ win adds to her huge medal haul from this year’s WEG, winning the Grade V Individual Para-Dressage and managing a silver medal in the Team Competition, earlier in the week. Her medal streak comes after having no individual world titles for 8 years.
Silver to Frank Hosmar NL and Bronze to Tomoko Nakamura JP
Photo FEI/Liz Gregg
Frank Hosmar once again fell close behind Wells, achieving an impressive 79.155% on his own 13-year-old, KWPN, Alphaville NOP.
Quietly working their way up the ranks, Japanese team member, Tomoko Nakamura with 10-year-old Djazz F, grabbed bronze. Nakamura took the medal with a score of 73.540%, swiping the chance of double bronze for Germany’s Regine Miselkamp and Look At Me Now, who held the bronze in the individual competition earlier on this year’s Games.
Photo FEI/Liz Gregg
Natasha Baker is the last Team GBR para-dressage rider to go. Baker, with 9-year-old, Mount St John Diva Dannebrog, are set to hit the centre line of the Grade III Freestyle at 05:18pm (10:18pm BST) today (22 September 2018).
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