This victory marked Great Britain’s third team title in the history of jumping at the Olympic Games; USA took silver and France bronze.

It was a nail-biter down to the final horse, as rails fell, fortunes shifted as Germany failed to hold their form and Britannia ruled.

There were a few surprises: the defending Olympic champions from Sweden placed 8th, Brazil was eliminated and Switzerland is out.

Germany’s Michael Jung moves into the individual lead but his country loses a rider on course; host France in silver medal position.

The Brits are the defending Olympic team champions, while Germany holds the record for most individual Olympic eventing titles.

Great Britain won its home leg of the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup series at Hickstead for the first time since 2010.

Germany, Denmark and Great Britain battled for top honours in the FEI Dressage Nations Cup, with a number of heavy hitters leading the teams.

Ireland fought off a strong challenge from UAE; hosts and Saudi Arabia qualify for Longines Final 2022 in Barcelona.

Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Great Britain, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, USA and Uzbekistan will compete.

In the lead from day one, the Brits continue to reign supreme in the sport with another victory in Avenches, Switzerland.