Chaqui Z stays in Olympic picture for Sweetnam

S HANE SWEETNAM says his now 14-year-old Chaqui Z could still be a contender for the Irish Olympic team after last Sunday’s four-star Grand Prix runner-up finish at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida. “I wouldn’t count him out,” the Cork rider told the Irish Examiner yesterday. “He feels great. Obviously he’s a little bit older now. You wouldn’t think he was 14 the way he jumpe

Wed, 04 Mar, 2020 - 06:00

Mike Dunne

A woman wearing a protective face mask, following the outbreak of the coronavirus, walks past The Olympic rings in front of the Japan Olympics Museum in Tokyo, Japan, March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

SHANE SWEETNAM says his now 14-year-old Chaqui Z could still be a contender for the Irish Olympic team after last Sunday’s four-star Grand Prix runner-up finish at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida. “I wouldn’t count him out,” the Cork rider told the Irish Examiner yesterday. “He feels great. Obviously he’s a little bit older now. You wouldn’t think he was 14 the way he jumped. He’s still got more to offer.”