Excitement is mounting ahead of the 2021 fixture which kicks off at Riesenbeck International in Germany on Sept. 1.

It’s been almost 100 years since Sweden last won Olympic Jumping Team gold, which they did in Tokyo with guts and determination.

The Swedish Team continued to dominate with three more clear rounds over a course that proved to be the undoing of many nations.

All of the horses presented at the second inspection were accepted, with a number of pre-competition changes confirmed.

It was a gold medal before gold bands for Ben Maher, who is set to get married soon, outrunning the field on the phenomenal Explosion W.

There was nail-biting tension, close calls and more than a few surprises as the jumpers took centre stage in Baji Koen.

Germany’s Krajewski enters the equestrian history books as the very first female athlete to take the Individual Olympic Eventing title.

Germans launch an unsuccessful protest regarding Michael Jung's 11-point frangible penalty as the team drops from second to sixth.

Just two of the 75 horses presented were sent to the holding box to be reinspected tomorrow - Cannavaro 9 (ARG) and Caesar (CHN).

Jung and Chipmunk nudge Townend out of first place; Great Britain remains in the lead and Germany sits second ahead of New Zealand.