Olympics-Hundreds of horses fly into Tokyo for equestrian competition

[ASFN Admin]

It is not only thousands of athletes who are flying to Tokyo for the Olympic Games but also hundreds of horses. They will compete with their riders in the three equestrian disciplines dressage, jumping and eventing - the only Olympic sports where men and women compete individually on equal terms. But it is the first time Tokyo's Haneda airport has handled a full cargo of horses, each worth a fortune.

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