Skelton, on Big Star, lodged an appeal but it will not be enough for GB to qualify Tony Gentile/ReutersGreat Britain’s showjumpers failed to reach today’s team final, finishing in 12th place four years after taking the gold medal in London. Needing to finish in the top eight in yesterday’s opening round, the Great Britain quartet, featuring two of the successful team from the previous Olympics, were undermined by a series of errors. The result was a huge blow for British showjumping, with the team given considerable pre-Rio de Janeiro hopes of featuring in the medal mix and adding to the two dressage medals Britain had secured. The team of Nick Skelton, Ben Maher, Michael Whitaker and John Whitaker…

Source: The Times August 16, 2016 23:08 UTC