Just days before they were due to be held this weekend, the Joe Duffy Volvo Irish Pony Club National Tetrathlon Championships were cancelled on Wednesday.

Following Tuesday’s announcement by Government of increased restrictions, the IPC and its Tetrathlon Committee, who had worked so hard to organise the competition during these days of Covid-19, had little option but to make this decision. At time of writing, the Committee was considering if the championships could, or should, be held on another date.