Singapore’s Straits Times reports:
It would never have occurred to national equestrienne Caroline Chew a fortnight ago that she would be heading to the Tokyo Olympics next month.
But a last-minute withdrawal by New Zealand suddenly presented her with a chance to realise her Olympic dream and the 29-year-old seized it.
Chew had been second in line to fill the vacated spot, but Malaysia’s Qabil Ambak, who was the first reserve, finished with a score of 64.000.
When the time came to perform, Chew and her horse Tribiani registered a personal best of 69.674, surpassing the minimum requirement of 66 needed to qualify for the July 23-Aug 8 Games.
In doing so, she will become the first Singaporean to compete in equestrian at the Olympics.
“It’s still really surreal, this opportunity came up really unexpectedly,” she said after placing 11th on Friday.
“There’s a feeling of having achieved something – we’ve also taken a big step for equestrian, we went from zero to the Olympic Games in under 20 years.”
To read the full Straits Times article, please click here: https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/equestrian-chew-qualifies-for-tokyo-games-will-be-first-singaporean-rider-at-olympics
Photo from Equestrian Federation of Singapore.
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