A horse was put down at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday after suffering an injury on the cross country course.
14-year-old gelding Jet Set, ridden by Swiss competitor Robin Godel, was taken off the course and euthanised at an onsite veterinary clinic after an irreparable ligament rupture midway through the event.
22-year-old Godel, coached by New Zealand's Andrew Nicholson, was competing at his first Olympics and was sitting well back in 47th after the dressage stage.
Nicholson was the former owner of Jet Set and the duo claimed victory in the three-star Bramham event in 2016.
"The horse received immediate veterinary attention at the fence and, after an initial assessment, was transferred by horse ambulance to the onsite Veterinary Clinic," the equestrian federation FEI said in a statement.