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  "textContent": "Alamy Live News. GH81WP Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 8th August, 2016. Fence 28. Ruy Fonseca (BRA) riding TOM BOMBADILL TOO. Equestrian Eventing Cross Country (XC). Olympic Equestrian Centre. Deodoro. Credit: Sport In Pictures/Alamy Live News This is an Alamy Live News image and may not be part of your current Alamy deal . If you are unsure, please contact our sales team to check.Tom Bombadill Too, the talented gelding Olympic rider Ruy Fonseca says “changed his life”, has died aged 26. Ruy and Tom Bombadill Too (Tommy) represented Brazil in six championships – including the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympics – and competed in 15 countries together. “Last Sunday Tommy left us,” said Ruy, who named his […]",
  "title": "‘I will miss you forever, my friend’: farewell to Olympic horse who ‘changed his rider’s life’"
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