Toytown (horse) entire 2004 season, and an injury during final preparations for the 2008 Beijing Olympics forced the pair to concede their place in the British team. Zara Phillips officially retired Toytown from competition on the final day of the 2011 Festival of British Eventing at Gatcombe Park. The popular gelding was paraded to fans and spectators in the main arena before leaving for the rolling Gloucestershire countryside of the Gatcombe Estate. Toytown made a post retirement public appearance with Phillips at Cheltenham racecourse in 2012 as part of the 2012 Summer Olympics torch relay. Zara's husband, Mike Tindall, announced Toytown's death
Spain at the 2008 Summer Olympics injury shortly before the start of the games. Spain will send one man to compete at the modern pentathlon: Jaime López Spain send one rower to the 2008 Summer Olympics – Nuria Domínguez. She competed in the women's singles event. This was her third Olympic appearance as she rowed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics. Spain qualified in 10 Olympic sailing classes and will be sending 16 athletes to the races in Qingdao, China. Only the men's team qualified to play on these Olympic Games. The team finished in fifth place. Spain at the 2008 Summer