{"id":254282,"date":"2015-05-05T15:16:21","date_gmt":"2015-05-05T15:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandbox.lightsourcebp.com\/news\/lightsource-bp-uk-teams-up-with-olympic-medallist-tina-cook\/"},"modified":"2023-07-31T10:18:58","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T10:18:58","slug":"lightsource-bp-uk-teams-up-with-olympic-medallist-tina-cook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandbox.lightsourcebp.com\/uk\/news\/lightsource-bp-uk-teams-up-with-olympic-medallist-tina-cook\/","title":{"rendered":"Lightsource bp UK Teams Up with Olympic Medallist Tina Cook"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Olympic medal winning eventer Tina Cook will be sponsored by Lightsource bp UK at 2012 Badminton Horse Trials<\/span><\/h2>\n

Olympic medal winning eventer Tina Cook will be on hand to meet and greet fans at this year\u2019s Badminton Horse Trials.<\/p>\n

Tina \u2014 who won a team silver at London 2012 \u2014 will be signing autographs at the Lightsource Renewable Energy marquee on the Thursday and Friday of the competition.<\/p>\n

Lightsource is Europe\u2019s leading provider of solar energy and is proud sponsor of Tina, who rides De Novo News at this year’s event and is drawn 47.<\/p>\n

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Tina, who has won a string of medals in a glittering career, including a team gold at the World Equestrian Games in 2010 and a team and individual gold at the 2009 European Championships, said: \u00a0“De Novo News had his last prep run at Belton and come out of it well and is on target for Badminton.\u201d<\/p>\n

As well as getting to meet Tina, visitors to the Lightsource marquee (stand 139) will be able to take advantage of some welcome respite from the nail biting eventing competition.<\/p>\n

Its \u201crelax and recharge\u201d area will feature comfy seating and free mobile phone charging points for those looking for put their feet up after a tiring cross country course walk or a spot of retail therapy.<\/p>\n

Lightsource’s team of experts will also be on hand to chat about how solar power can greatly benefit rural businesses, reducing daytime electricity costs by at least 60% and generating attractive income from land rental.<\/p>\n

Tina, who also won an individual and team bronze at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, added: \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to seeing Lightsource’s Relax & Recharge stand in action and will be visiting it to recharge my own batteries in between competing.”<\/p>\n

The Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials (May 6-10) is a social and sporting highlight of the equestrian calendar. \u00a0Over 200,000 visitors are anticipated, making it the largest paid-entry sport event in the United Kingdom, and the second largest in the world.<\/p>\n\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

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