Lynch to carry Irish hopes in Beijing

AS expected, Denis Lynch has been named as Ireland’s individual show jumper at next month’s Olympics.

He confirmed to Ireland manager Robert Splaine that he was the correct choice when he produced another good performance in Thursday’s Samsung Super League Nations Cup in Aachen, Germany, where Ireland finished sixth.

Lynch has demonstrated superb form this year, riding Lantinus to victory in the Global Champions Tour (GCT) grand prix at Qatar, a result that has helped put him top of the GCT standings.