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Para-equestrian legend Lee Pearson suspended, to miss Paris 2024

  • Equestrian

Team GB’s Lee Pearson will not compete in the Paris Paralympics — the first one he will miss since his

Durward-Akhurst, Sophie Wells and Georgia Wilson for the Games.British dressage rocked again as top rider Lee

Pearson suspended over misconduct claims -- plus profile on knighted 14-time gold medallist https://

for the para championships over the next four years including the Los Angeles Paralympic Games 2028.”Lee

Pearson was Team GB's flag bearer at Rio 2016.

 "Lee has publicly stated he did not seek to qualify for Paris 2024 for personal reasons.


Mike Rowbottom: Australian Open the latest sporting event to host "The Jinx" - if you believe in such things…

  • Inside the Blogs

For those in sport who believe in such things, yesterday’s fourth-round defeat for sixth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime at the Australian Open was not a random result but down to a jinx.

questions the fact that, in 1971, the Leeds United manager Don Revie invited a fortune teller, Gypsy Rose Lee

FA Cup final.Then again, the year after, they lost in the final to Second Division Sunderland…Sally Pearson

Russia’s Olga Kaniskina, had bucked the trend in winning the women’s 20km road race, but when Sally Pearson


Von Eckermann leads Sweden to gold and Paris 2024 at FEI World Championships

  • Equestrian

Olympic gold medallist Henrik von Eckermann guided Sweden to their first title at this year's Herning 2022 International Equestrian Federation (FEI) World Championships and sealed a spot at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

today.This was more than adequate to finish top of the grade II rankings as Puchs trailed behind.Britain's Lee

Pearson completed a round with Breezer to total 73.529 per cent.


Olympic and world champions riding for glory at 2022 FEI World Championships

  • Equestrian

Olympic and world champions such as Ben Maher, Isabell Werth and world number one Martin Fuchs are among the star attractions at the 2022 International Equestrian Federation (FEI) World Championships set to begin in Herning tomorrow.

to dominate the para dressage event and are tipped to win the  team gold.Their squad boasts of Lee

Pearson, Georgia Wilson, Natasha Baker and Sophie Wells.In the Tokyo, Pearson, Baker and Wells helped



Britain win seventh successive team dressage title at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

  • Equestrian News

a seventh successive dressage team test to music gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, with Sir Lee

Pearson taking his personal haul of golds to 13 after winning an individual title earlier in the Games

cumulative per cent score of 229.905 from three riders, narrowly bettering The Netherlands' 229.249.Sir Lee




FEI publish equestrian entry list for Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

  • Equestrian News

A total of 78 athletes from 27 nations have been confirmed on the entry list for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics by the International Equestrian Federation (FEI), which features world and European champion Sanne Voets of The Netherlands.

champion.The 34-year-old first became a Paralympic gold medallist at Rio 2016 in freestyle.Britain's Sir Lee

Pearson, known as the Godfather of Para Dressage, is set to make his sixth appearance at Tokyo 2020


Paralympic champions Bayley and Davies headline 13-player British table tennis team for Tokyo 2020

  • Table Tennis News

Rio 2016 Paralympic gold medallists Will Bayley and Rob Davies are set to defend their titles at Tokyo 2020 and will be joined by fellow medallists Ross Wilson and Aaron McKibbin as part of the 13-strong table tennis squad selected by ParalympicsGB.

today too, made up of four athlete-and-horse combinations.The most decorated rider in the team is Sir Lee

Pearson, an 11-time Paralympic champion.Pearson is set to compete at his sixth consecutive Games in


2018 - Gold Coast

  • Commonwealth Games History

 Sally Pearson carries The Queen's Baton during the Opening Ceremony for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth

©Getty ImagesAustralian hockey player Brent Livermore was next to take the Baton, followed by Sally Pearson

Glasgow 2014.Kathryn Mitchell of Australia is congratulated as she wins gold by silver medallist Kelsey-Lee

Shark was then followed by a stream of successful musicians including Ricki-Lee Coulter and Archie Roach


Inspired Voets helps Netherlands take command of Para dressage team event at FEI World Equestrian Games

  • Equestrian News

The Netherlands have taken command of the Para dressage team competition at the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) World Equestrian Games in Tryon.

cent ahead of The Netherlands’ Nicole Den Dulk, who scored 72.939 per cent on Wallace N.O.P.Britain’s Lee

Pearson recovered from his retirement earlier in the week to ride Styletta to a score of 71.606 per


Danish Paralympian Kaastrup takes her first global crown at World Equestrian Games

  • Equestrian News

Denmark’s Stinna Tange Kaastrup made her global breakthrough in the Para-dressage event at the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) World Equestrian Games in Tryon in North Carolina today as she took gold in the grade II Individual competition.

at Me Now and scoring 71.452 per cent, at her first-ever international competition.Well’s team-mate, Lee

Pearson - the multi-Paralympic, world and European champion - added to the drama of the day in the grade

Retiring from the individual contest rules Pearson out of the freestyle competition on Saturday (September


Britain name Para-team for World Equestrian Games

  • Equestrian News

Five-time Paralympic champion Natasha Baker headlines the British Para-team for the World Equestrian Games (WEG), which will take place in Tryon in the United States this September.

Grade IV rider Sophie Wells, who won two golds and a silver at the Rio Paralympics, the veteran Sir Lee

Pearson, an 11-time Paralympic champion, and the rising star Erin Orford who rides her horse Dior

Sir Lee Peason, who has won 11 Paralympic golds in his career, is also on the team ©Getty ImagesGreat


Para-dressage riders primed for season opener in France

  • Equestrian News

Para-dressage riders will return to action this weekend as they compete at the Pole International du Cheval, the first major international competition of the year.

Christiansen, winners of both team and individual Paralympic gold medals at Rio 2016, will be compatriot Lee

Pearson, who boasts 11 Paralympic gold medals.The Netherlands are also sending a strong team to France