Heartbreak For Darragh Kenny As Team Ireland Withdraws From Showjumping Qualifiers

Shane Sweetnam, Bertram Allen and Darragh Kenny

Horrible turn of events for the midland's last medal chance at the Olympics.

Team Ireland have pulled out of the qualifiers for the Team Showjumping final.

Ireland's first horse Alejandro, with Shane Sweetnam in the saddle, lost a shoe and they were eliminated after hitting a number of fences.

Qualification for the final with just two riders was an almost impossible task for Offaly's Darragh Kenny and Bertram Allen. 

And so, the team took the decision to withdraw from the event.
 

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