La leyenda de salto John Whitaker confirm\u00f3 que no tiene planes de retirarse, ya que recogi\u00f3 el premio a la trayectoria de la Asociaci\u00f3n de Escritores Ecuestres Brit\u00e1nicos (BEWA) frente a una multitud local en el London International Horse Show.<\/p>\n
El hombre de 67 a\u00f1os, que ha estado compitiendo en la cima del deporte durante casi cinco d\u00e9cadas, recibi\u00f3 el premio como una sorpresa en la pista principal del ExCeL el s\u00e1bado (17 de diciembre).<\/p>\n
John, quien ha ganado m\u00e1s de 20 medallas ol\u00edmpicas, mundiales y europeas durante su larga carrera, recibi\u00f3 el galard\u00f3n del presidente de BEWA, Rupert Bell.<\/p>\n
Whitaker dijo que estaba \u00abun poco desconcertado\u00bb por haber sido sorprendido con el premio.\u00a0\u201c\u00a1Me enga\u00f1aron, nadie me lo dijo!\u201d dijo John, a quien se unieron en la pista familiares y amigos, incluidos Stanny Van Paesschen, Marcus Ehning, Nick Skelton, Di Lampard, su hijo Robert Whitaker y dos de sus nietas.<\/p>\n
\u201cFue muy agradable, es bueno ser apreciado, \u00a1siempre y cuando no creas que voy a empezar a pensar en retirarme, todav\u00eda no me retiro!\u00a0Nos encanta venir a este espect\u00e1culo, es un ambiente incre\u00edble justo antes de Navidad\u201d.<\/p>\n
Sobre ser tan competitivo como siempre, agreg\u00f3: \u201cTodav\u00eda puedo vencerlos en mi d\u00eda, y estoy haciendo que todos los j\u00f3venes trabajen para eso. Es un sentimiento agradable. Realmente no tengo nada que demostrar, pero a\u00fan quiero entrar y ser competitivo\u201d.<\/p>\n
Adem\u00e1s del legendario Milton, el primer caballo en ganar un premio en met\u00e1lico de un mill\u00f3n de libras en salto y con el que John se coron\u00f3 campe\u00f3n de Europa en 1989, las estrellas del establo de Whitaker han incluido grandes como Ryan’s Son, Gammon, Argento, Peppermill, Hopscotch, Welham, Grannusch y Calvaro Z, por nombrar algunos.<\/p>\n
Su curr\u00edculum tambi\u00e9n cuenta con la victoria en dos finales de la Copa del Mundo, la Copa de Oro King George V en 1986, 1990 y 1997, y el Hickstead Derby en cuatro ocasiones, as\u00ed como en innumerables otras clases importantes y grandes premios.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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