{"piano":{"sandbox":"false","aid":"u28R38WdMo","rid":"R7EKS5F","offerId":"OF3HQTHR122A","offerTemplateId":"OTQ347EHGCHM"}}
Trending:

Alex Hua Tian: ‘Looking back on my first Olympics now, the whole thing was surreal’ *H&H Plus*

Lucy Elder Lucy Elder

    • This Chinese eventer not only has two horses qualified for Tokyo, but is also steadfast in his aim to build the sport’s profile in China and globally, says Lucy Elder

    IT’S 13 years since Alex Hua Tian went to his first Olympics, riding as an individual for China, as the youngest-ever eventer to compete at the Games.

    Thirteen years on, returning as part of a team, he will still likely be among the youngest. But this is no longer the 18-year-old who took a year out of school. After two Olympics, including a top-10 finish in Rio, multiple World Championships and medal-winning Asian Games performances, Alex heads to Tokyo as part of a nation whose strength in equestrian sport is growing.

    “The whole dynamic is totally different,” says Alex, 31, looking ahead to riding as part of an Olympic team for the first time.

    This interview can also be read in Horse & Hound magazine, on sale date 24 June 2021

    You may also be interested in…

    Lucy Elder
    Lucy Elder

    H&H senior news writer
    Lucy is an experienced news journalist, reporter and presenter. Since joining the Horse & Hound team in 2015, Lucy has reported from major global sporting events including the Tokyo Paralympic Games and multiple European Championships, as well as Badminton, Burghley and London, to name a few. She has covered current affairs and sports news across the full spectrum of equestrian disciplines and racing, as well as human and equine welfare, industry news and court cases.
    Lucy Elder