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Pentathlon favourite Annika Schleu in floods of tears as horse refuses to jump

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Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox! Annika Schleu was reduced to tears during the show jumping round in the modern pentathlon at Tokyo 2020 after horse Saint Boy refused to jump before knocking down fences.

The German gold medal contender had led the field after the first two disciplines of 200m freestyle swim and fencing, but disaster struck after she was paired with Saint Boy for the show jumping section.Unlike in other events, athletes find out which horse they will be riding just 20 minutes before the event, causing some animals to act out against the unfamiliar riders.With Saint Boy initially refusing to start and eventually being coxed into action, he did not perform to the level required for Schleu which left her.

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