{"id":12763,"date":"2012-07-26T01:31:48","date_gmt":"2012-07-25T23:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/07\/olympics-equestrian-south-africas-peternell-wins-court-bid-to-compete\/"},"modified":"2012-07-26T01:31:48","modified_gmt":"2012-07-25T23:31:48","slug":"olympics-equestrian-south-africas-peternell-wins-court-bid-to-compete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/olympics-equestrian-south-africas-peternell-wins-court-bid-to-compete\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympics-Equestrian-South Africa’s Peternell wins court bid to compete"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Sarah Edmonds<\/span><\/p>\n

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LONDON, July 25<\/span> (Reuters) – Eventing rider Alexander
\nPeternell on Wednesday expressed relief at a court victory that
\nforced a reluctant South Africa to allow him to compete under
\nits flag at the London Olympics.<\/p>\n

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When lower-ranked rider Paul Hart was chosen in his stead
\nfor the sole South African eventing spot, Peternell launched a
\nlengthy battle that took him to the Court of Arbitration for
\nSport in Lausanne, Switzerland.<\/p>\n

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The court on Tuesday upheld his appeal.<\/p>\n

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“I am very excited to say that I am sitting in Greenwich in
\nthe stable area with my horse Asih,” Peternell said in a
\ntelephone interview from the Olympic equestrian venue.<\/p>\n

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South African sports authorities chose Hart instead of
\nPeternell to represent the country in eventing, which tests
\nhorses and riders in dressage, cross-country and jumping, citing
\nthe fact that Peternell lived and competed from Britain.<\/p>\n

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“As we all know, this athlete has been based in the United
\nKingdom for the last 11 years consecutively,” Tubby Reddy, chief
\nexecutive of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic
\nCommittee, said in a statement on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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“It is indeed a very sad day for us as a country to be
\ninstructed to select an athlete into Team South Africa against
\nour will, but being a disciplined member of the Olympic Movement
\nwe have no option but to adhere fully to this decision.”<\/p>\n

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Reddy expressed regret that Hart — “one of our loyal
\ncountrymen” — had to suffer the consequences of this decision.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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