New Zealand has qualified a team spot at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games after placing sixth at the 2026 FEI World Eventing Championships in Aachen, Germany.

New Zealand’s Tim Price has returned to the head of the FEI Eventing world athlete rankings following his second-place finish with Falco at last month’s British 5* at Badminton, despite a serious shoulder injury that required two surgeries within 16 days, the second of which was on the Monday just 48 hours before the start of the British classic. The three-time Olympian (Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024), who made his debut appearance as world number at the end of May 20