Great Britain’s Sophie Wells, fresh from her grade IV individual gold in Rio and with London 2012 firmly under her belt, will lead a brand new Team GBR to the Longines FEI European Championships as they look to retain their nation’s unbeaten European, World and Paralympic record.

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By Rob Howell

The spirit of Rio 2016 will descend on the Para Dressage arena of the Longines FEI European Championships in Gothenburg next week (21-23 August) when five gold medallists return to top flight international competition since facing off at last summer’s Paralympic Games.

They’ll be joined by a further three Rio silver and bronze medallists, and together with a total of 62 athletes will compete for 30 individual and freestyle medals in five grades.

Meanwhile a brand new British Para Dressage team will head to Gothenburg to defend their nation’s unbeaten record of holding European, World and Paralympic team gold medals since the beginning of time - can they do it, or will Team Netherlands see this as an opportunity to strike?

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Source: FEI press release

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