A successful weekend at the FEI Eventing World Championships saw Great Britain secure a team eventing ticket to Paris 2024 while rising star Yasmin Ingham won individual gold.
Ingham, 25, was taking part in her first senior championship and made it one to remember on board Banzai du Loir.
Sitting third following a personal best score of 22.0 in the dressage and second coming into the show jumping finale, Ingham compiled a clear round for a total of 23.2 to leapfrog leader Michael Jung, who hit two fences during his final round to hand the Isle of Man native a dramatic victory.
Yasmin Ingham and Banzai du Loir are your new FEI Eventing World Champions! After a rollercoaster afternoon, they triumphed to take gold on a score of 23.2
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“I dropped to the floor when it happened – all my emotions came flooding out,” she said.
“It was so nice to have my team around me, my family, my friends. It’s great to have everyone here, we can go out and celebrate together. Words can’t describe it. It’s a dream finish to this event.
“It’s incredible – my first senior championship. I think it’s a bit of right place, right time, and I think the path I’m on with Banzai is special. He deserves it.”
Ingham’s score is the best ever recorded by a British combination at a World Championship and her success saw her emulate compatriot Ros Canter, who struck gold in Tryon four years ago.
Canter was a double gold-medallist on that occasion having also topped the podium in the team event but this time around she narrowly missed out on two medals.
Having finished on the same score as Tim Price (26.2) in the individual event, Canter’s slower show jumping time saw the bronze go the way of the New Zealander.
In the team event, meanwhile, Canter, Laura Collett, Tom McEwen and Oliver Townend finished on a score of 100.9, just 0.2 adrift of third-placed New Zealand, with USA taking silver on 100.3 and Germany running out comfortable winners with 95.2.
The result was enough for Great Britain to secure a quota place at Paris 2024, where they will enter as defending champions following Collett, McEwen and Townend’s memorable triumph in Tokyo.
Back on home soil, Andy Murray made an emotional return to Davis Cup action in Glasgow. Great Britain did not advance from the group stage following defeats against USA and the Netherlands but ended on a high by beating Kazakhstan 2-1, Murray winning his singles rubber 6-3, 6-4 against Dmitry Popko.
"I've loved playing @DavisCup, it's different to anything we experience on the tour. The team we have is amazing and @LeonSmith has done a brilliant job" pic.twitter.com/w7NouROkJV
— LTA (@the_LTA) September 18, 2022
"Maybe that's the last time I play here or get to play for Britain in front of a crowd like that,” the 35-year-old said.
"If it is the last time, it's been amazing what they've done for our team.
"Hopefully we get another opportunity to play here in the future. If I'm selected, I'll definitely be involved.”
Britain’s rowers have made a strong start to the World Championships in Racice, Czech Republic, as they look to continue their momentum.
Having topped the medal table at the European Championships in Munich last month, nine British crews have so far made it through to A/B semi-finals while Graeme Thomas has qualified for Wednesday’s men’s single sculls quarter-finals.
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