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Annika Schleus horse Saint Boy didn’t even want to start riding
Photo: PEDRO PARDO / AFP
Annika Schleu's dream of a medal at the Olympic Games has come to an end after a completely unsuccessful riding in the modern pentathlon.
The Olympic fourth in Rio, who was on the gold course, remained without points and fell from first to 31st place with 551 points before the final laser run.
Schleu and Beijing Olympic champion Lena Schöneborn in the stands burst into tears.
The second German starter Rebecca Langrehr (717 points) is also in 29th place with no chance of a medal.
Sports soldier Schleu had tackled riding with a margin of 24 points over ROC athlete Juliana Bataschowa.
On the back of Saint Boy, on which Bataschowa's compatriot Gulnas Gubaidullina had already remained without points before Schleu, nothing worked anymore.
Schleu only managed to get the horse drawn for her onto the course with great difficulty.
There Saint Boy refused several times.
"Go on, go on," said national coach Kim Raisner - it was of no use.
Schöneborn sympathizes
“Nobody can understand it better than I can. It's the one-on-one situation that I had in Rio, "said Schöneborn, who lost her chance to win a medal on the back of" Legende "in Brazil in 2016, on ARD:" It's the worst case that has now occurred is. With all the other scores, something else could have happened if Annika couldn't have taken a medal. It's very shocking. "
Schleu started the competition brilliantly on Thursday with 29 wins in 35 fencing duels.
“I've never had that in my life.
Somehow everything worked out today, ”she said afterwards on ARD.
In Friday's bonus fencing at Tokyo Stadium, she lost her duel against South Korean Kim Sehee.
She had previously struck 24th after 2: 16.99 minutes in a swim in the 200 meter freestyle, but maintained her lead.
Then the equestrian drama followed.
Beijing Olympic champion Lena Schöneborn has ended her career.
The men will go hunting for medals on Saturday.
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