It was a centrepiece when Cardiff staged the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games when Ninian Park was home to the show-jumping event.

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Great Britain, which took gold in the team show jumping event this week and its first ever dressage team gold Tuesday, could only manage equal fifth for rider Nick Skelton, disappointing the home crowds.

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"We have drafted a system, " she said, just before jumping into her first sauna of the event.

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It is an annual event - one gleeful crowd jumping in the waves, another playing football on the beach, and another idling in the lagoon.

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Still included are the modern pentathlon, an odd event that includes equestrian show jumping and pistol shooting components, and cycling, a sport that has been plagued with doping scandals.

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Organisers allowed Spain's Daniel Diges to perform twice during the event after a fan disrupted his first performance by jumping on stage.

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Chappuis, the pre-event favorite, had been fifth behind leader Janne Ryynaenen of Finland after the opening ski-jumping discipline, but quickly made up lost ground.

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