THE Irish eventing team are lying in 11th place after dressage at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Action kicked off at the Château de Versailles this morning (Saturday) with 64 horse and rider combinations going down the centreline in a long day of dressage.

Britain hold both the team and individual medal position. The team's score of 66.70 is some 7.39 penalties ahead of Germany (74.10) while the home nation of France occupy the bronze medal position at this early stage on 80.70. Hot on their heels are New Zealand (83.00), Japan (87.40) and USA (88.90).