Spain win Endurance team gold at WEG

The medals were awarded in the Endurance event at the WEG after a long day that saw the death of one of the horses in a tragic accident and the hospitalization of the Costa Rican rider Claudia Romero Chacon.The race ended with the victory for Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed al Maktoum riding Yamamah, Arabic who maintained an average of 19,678 km / h on the 160 km route, finishing in 8:08:28, that earned him the gold of the individual specialty.The silver was awarded to the only European representative on the podium, the Dutch rider Marijke Visser with Laiza.  Abdulrahman Saad AS al Sulaiteen from Qatar took the bronze medal with Koheilan Kincso.
Spain won the team event after who finished the test in 28.56.02, followed by the defending champion France, defending the title won in Lexington in 2010, in 29.08.44 and 3rd place Switzerland 29.42.54.
Jaume Points Dachs, Jordi Arboix Santacreu Cervera and Javier Sanchez – Arnedo took victory without Maria Alvarez Ponton, who retired and was unable to defend his individual title won in Kentucky.
The Swiss team claimed its second success after silver won in Aachen in 2006.
source: www.normandy 2014.com