Natalya Coyle's considers calling time on career after uncooperative horse means Olympic heartbreak

Coyle's mount Constantin proved problematic from the outset

2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Friday - Modern Pentathlon, Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo, Japan 6/8/2021

A bitterly disappointed Natalya Coyle couldn’t help but toy with thoughts that this may be the moment to call time on her career after her hopes of Olympic silverware were dashed by a disastrous round in the showjumping discipline at Tokyo Stadium today.

The 30-year old, an experienced rider, dropped from fourth place in the rankings down to 18th after picking up just 234 points out of a possible 300 and the fact that very little of that was her fault only made it all the harder to bear.