The Spanish team has not been able to qualify for the final of the Longines Nations Cup to be held next Sunday on the Olympic track of the Real Club de Polo de Barcelona. The quartet formed by Mariano Martínez Bastida (Belano Vd Wijnhoeve Z), Carolina Aresu (Domperignon), Santiago Núñez Riva (Chakira Z) and Eduardo Álvarez Aznar (D'Orient Batilly) finished in eleventh position with a total of 20 points. penalty.
The eight teams that have gained access to Sunday's final are Great Britain, Brazil, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, United States, Ireland and France. The British were the only ones to finish their rounds without a penalty. The last Olympic place at stake for Paris 2024 will be fought on Sunday by the teams from the United States and Brazil.
Teams from Mexico, the Netherlands, Italy, Australia, Argentina and Uzbekistan will join Spain in the Longines Challenge Cup on Saturday night.
The German Hans-Dieter Dreher, riding Vestmalle des Cotis, has won the RCPB Trophy, the test that opened the opening day of the 111th CSIO Barcelona. The German rider was the fastest of the 58 participants on the Olympic track of the Real Club de Polo de Barcelona, ahead of the Belgian Gilles Thomas, with Puskas de Kalvarie, and the Dutch Jur Vrieling, with Girffin van de Heffinck. The best Spaniard classified in this two-phase test has been Mariano Martínez Bastida, riding Jup, in eighth position.
Tomorrow, starting at 11:00 a.m., the second day of CSIO Barcelona will begin with the Royal Blyss Trophy.
