Get ready to cheer, equestrian fans! 🌟 Chinese rider Alex Hua Tian, the London-born athlete who’s become a legend in the saddle, is saddling up for his FOURTH Olympic appearance at Paris 2024. 🎉 With three previous Games under his belt – Beijing, Rio, and Tokyo – he’s now eyeing Versailles’ historic grounds for his next big leap.
Born to a Chinese father and British mother, Hua Tian first hopped on a horse at age 5 🐴 and never looked back. He made history at Beijing 2008 as China’s first Olympic Eventing competitor, then smashed records with an 8th-place finish in Rio – still the country’s best performance in the sport.
Fresh off double gold 🥇🥇 at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games, Hua Tian’s bringing his A-game to Paris with Chocs, his trusty equine partner of seven years. \"The Palace of Versailles will be iconic – surrounded by history, with audiences who LIVE for equestrian,\" he told reporters, channeling main-character energy. 💫
But even seasoned Olympians get the jitters: \"It’s my fourth rodeo 🤠, so I want to compete hard… but horses keep you humble!\" With his signature mix of determination and charm, Hua Tian’s ready to write another chapter in China’s equestrian story. 📖🇨🇳
