Team GB has won it's first gold medal at the Paris Olympics after the eventing team successfully defended their title.
Team GB has won it's first gold medal at the Paris Olympics after the eventing team successfully defended their title. Laura Collett, Tom McEwen and Ros Canter enjoyed a perfect opening day, chalking up record low scores for the dressage phase both as a group and for Collett individually. The trio went into the cross-country stage on Saturday incurring a total of 15.8 penalties to make it tight at the top with second-placed France.
Read more: Tom Daley and Noah Williams win silver in men's synchronised 10m diving at Paris OlympicsRead more: Olympic commentator axed over sexist remarks made about Australian female swimming teamIt is the team's 5th ever gold in the event, the most of any country in the event, and the first time GB has successfully defended an Olympic eventing title since 1972. McEwen and Collett were returners to the team that won gold in Tokyo in 2021 while Canter was a new addition.
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