Pakistani horse rider Usman Khan has qualified for next year’s Paris Olympics as he achieved this milestone in the event held in Ireland.
In Ireland, Osman achieved the FES Olympic qualification standard.
Born in Lahore, Usman Khan achieved this qualification with his horse Miraj. He participated in various events in Europe for Olympic qualification including events in Switzerland, France, Poland, Germany and Belgium.
Usman Khan is currently staying in France to prepare for the Paris Olympics.
This is the second time in a row that Usman Khan has qualified for the Olympics.
He had also qualified for the Tokyo Olympics, but before the Olympics he met with an accident in which he was seriously injured and his horse was killed.
Usman Khan will compete in the Equestrian Olympics in “eventing”, which tests the skills of both horse and rider for cross-country, show jumping and dressage, so his qualification is also a pair of horse and rider.
