Trial and error for Alex's Olympic odyssey

TRYON, North Carolina - Chinese rider Alex Hua Tian has big dreams for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics - and he's not afraid to fail along the way to achieve them.

The size of Hua's task came into sharp focus at last week's World Equestrian Games in Tryon, North Carolina, where he and his 9-year-old horse, Boris, wound up last in the dressage competition before eventually finishing 45th out of the 84-strong field.

Despite the result, though, Hua drew plenty of positives from the experience.