Touloupis at the Riyadh Final !

 

 

Markopoulo, March 15, 2024

Press release

The big time for Aggelos Tuloupis has arrived!

The Greek athlete is already with his horse Lord Mexx in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where this week, at the indoor arena of his International Convention & Exhibition Center, in the heart of the Arab capital, the Final of the World Show Jumping Cup will take place.

It is the premier equestrian event of the Olympic sport of show jumping, held indoors, featuring many of the top names in world equestrianism, just months before the Paris Olympics.

All the athletes who qualified from all the leagues will take part in the final, as well as the athlete who had won the previous final, the Swede Von Eckermann. Specifically, 35 athletes with 41 horses from 19 countries of the world will participate in the final.

The vet inspection will be held today, while the first competition of the Final is scheduled for Wednesday, April 17, the second for Thursday, April 18 and the final for Saturday, April 20.

We remind you that the Greek athlete collected 104 points and qualified as first in the South Central European league standings and 3rd in the aggregate Central European situation. It will be Angelos' first participation in a World Cup Final and the third for Greece.

Good luck to Angelos and Lord Mexx!