No Olympics for Showjumper

ICSSPE
11/07/2012 15:30

The Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee (SAOC) announced that female members are permitted to join the Saudi delegation at the upcoming London Olympic Games. However it has been confirmed that leading candidate, Dalma Rushi Malhas, will not compete at the London 2012 Games.  

 
The American-born showjumper Dalma Rushdi Malhas, and bronze medalist from the 2010 Singapore Youth Olympic Games, was expected to qualify and compete at the Games but the FEI has confirmed that her horse, Caramell KS, is injured and the pair has therefore not made the qualifying standards. The young rider will likely set her sights on recovery and qualification for the Rio de Janeiro Games in 2016.