In a spectacular finish, the Irish Eventing team have finished among the medals at the World Equestrian Games in Tryon, North Carolina.
The team of Cathal Daniels, Sam Watson, Sarah Ennis and Padraig McCarthy were in the fight for gold right up until the end, but will be more than happy to settle for silver this time around.
**FLASH** Ireland make history and win World Championship Team Silver - Padraig McCarthy takes Individual Silver
It's a brilliant, outstanding, magnificent SILVER MEDAL for Ireland in the Eventing competition at the World Equestrian Games. pic.twitter.com/YWLQtqYiJE— Horse Sport Ireland (@HorseSportIRL) September 17, 2018
Waiting on Team GB to finish before learning their fate, the gold medal would go to the British team in the end. It does mean, however, that Team Ireland are now assured of their place at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
Massive congratulations to Sally Corscadden and her team Cathal Daniels. Sam Watson, Padraig MCarthy and Sarah Ennis & Patricia Ryan
Tipperary's Padraig McCarthy has taken individual silver to crown a remarkable day - by the way we have also qualified for the Olympics pic.twitter.com/BJBgVBqTME— Horse Sport Ireland (@HorseSportIRL) September 17, 2018
However, the spectacular result for Team Ireland was not the full extent of their success in North Carolina. In the individual event, Padraig McCarthy claimed a silver medal of his own to go with the team's win.
Here are your individual Eventing Medallists:
🥇@cantereventing 🇬🇧
🥈Padraig McCarthy 🇮🇪
🥉@ingrid_klimke 🇩🇪 #Tryon2018 🎉🎉— The FEI (@FEI_Global) September 17, 2018
GB take gold. Team Ireland take SILVER!!!! Padraig McCarthy @IrishEventer takes individual bronze. What a performance!!✨🇮🇪🇮🇪💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻@TeamIRLEq #teamireland #weg2018 #eventing @RTEsport
— Suzanne Campbell (@campbellsuz) September 17, 2018
Silver for @TeamIRLEq Eventing team at the World Championships in North Carolina. Silver for Padraig McCarthy. Some achievement. Tokyo bound!
— John Duggan (@JohnDugganSport) September 17, 2018
