The British rider Gareth Hughes started at the Dressage World Championships in Herning, Denmark, despite a corona infection.
“He’s got Covid,” said his team-mate Richard Davison after the silver medal with Team Great Britain ahead of Germany and behind Denmark.
Were it not for Hughes’ result, Britain would not have finished second, Germany would. “It’s allowed,” Davison said.
“He doesn’t have to be quarantined under the current laws,” said a spokeswoman for the British team. All rules were observed. “He kept his distance from everyone,” she explained.
The procedure had been agreed with the organizer.