Rio 2016 Olympics news

Tales from Rio: ‘You don’t need money; you need to work for it and get results'

Meet Ireland’s Padraig McCarthy, husband of Lucy (nee Wiegersma). He has a PHD in sociology and business and was a professional showjumper. He’s now an Olympic eventer

Gemma Tattersall lying sixth in Rio Olympic eventing dressage: 'We just had one mistake'

Britain's first rider was a touch disappointed with her mark, while Germany's pathfinder made an unexpected error

Italian dressage coach banned from Rio Olympics following appeal

The ruling means he is suspended from his role as a FISE coach for the duration of the Olympics

Pippa Roome's Rio blog: mosquitos, Uber, cold showers and Nutella sandwiches

H&H's woman in Rio answers the all important question: what's it actually like there?

Rate or slate? Vote for your pick from weird and wonderful Rio Olympics trot-up outfits

See the national uniforms worn by the riders at the Olympic trot-up in Deodoro and vote for your favourite

Alice Collins' Rio blog: strong looks, Pokemon, hashtags and mango man

H&H's Alice blogs about her experiences of being approached while in matchy-matchy Team GB kit and finding Pikachu in an unexpected place

Team GB's Rio Olympics squad: stats, stories and a happy birthday

Ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic opening ceremony tonight, here are some interesting stats to entertain your friends with

British eventing team order at Rio Olympics released plus dressage times

Find out which riders take the pathfinder and anchor spots over the next few days

Stable accident forces another leading team to change Rio Olympics line-up

A nation with serious medal hopes have had to make a last-minute substitution to their line-up

Favourites have to call on reserve after eventing trot-up at Rio Olympics

A young rider will make her Olympic debut after a last-minute substitution at Deodoro this morning

Meet Henry and watch the Rio 2016 action at UK fan zones

The BEF's mechanical horse will be touring the country's big screen areas from this weekend

One horse sent to the holding box at first eventing trot-up at Rio Olympics

There were nervous moments for one nation at the first horse inspection

Walk the Rio Olympics cross-country course: pictures of every fence

Check out our fence by fence photos from the Olympic cross-country track in Rio

Fans urged to support equestrian sport during Rio to secure Olympic future

The sport's popularity will determine its future in the programme of the Games

Olympic horses touchdown in Rio: take a look behind the scenes

Here's a round-up from various social media channels of the horses now settled into their championship digs

FEI investigates 'biased' judging allegations as Olympic appeal fails

The complaint of a rider who felt she should have been selected has been dismissed

'Business class': How horses are flown to the Rio Olympics *H&H VIP*

With ‘business class’ travel and strict bio-security measures, the Olympic horses are all set to arrive in Brazil in optimum health. Andrea Oakes investigates

First Olympic horses touch down in Rio

The 34 eventers are now settling in to their newly-built Olympic stables

Irish Olympic eventers don’t travel light: 2.5 tonnes of kit flown to Rio

The logistics have taken months of planning and every minute ingredient in the horse feed has had to be declared to all the relevant authorities

Canada’s top eventer awarded place on Olympic team after appeal

‘I stand by my statements and the process that was followed’ says Canadian eventing team coach Clayton Fredericks, whose decision was overturned