The event will be held under Table A against the clock rules. Riders and their horses will face a challenging course with obstacles ranging from 145 cm to 155 cm in height. The prescribed speed for the course is 400 metres per minute.<\/p>\n
A total of 29 riders from 13 Asian countries are included in the starting order, including representatives of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Japan, South Korea, Qatar and Uzbekistan.<\/p>\n
A notable feature of the competition is that a Kazakhstani rider will be the first to enter the arena.<\/p>\n
The four Kazakhstani combinations are placed in the starting order as follows:<\/p>\n
1. Ksenia Batalova will start first, riding the grey mare LADY DI.<\/p>\n
2. Raisa Sokolenko will enter the arena as No. 22 with the bay gelding URAN NAD WIGRAMI.<\/p>\n
3. Nurila Turisbekova will start as No. 26 aboard QUIBELLE VAN D’ABELENDREEF.<\/p>\n
4. Oleg Sokolenko will be the final Kazakhstani rider to compete, starting as No. 27 with the bay mare CINDERELLA.<\/p>\n
The Kazakhstani riders will aim to deliver confident and accurate rounds, avoid penalties and remain in contention for the top positions at the Asian Games.<\/p>\n
The competition is scheduled to begin at 05:30 Astana time on October 3.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The first round of the individual show jumping competition (Jumping Individual A) at the Asian Games will begin on October 3 at the JRA Equestrian Park in Tokyo. Four of Kazakhstan\u2019s leading riders will represent the country in the competition. The event will be held under Table A against the clock rules. Riders and their …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1151,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n