Equestrians from 26 nations for Paralympics
May 21 marked 100 days to become to the London 2012 Paralympic Games, which volition host 165 countries participating inwards 21 sports over 17 days.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that these volition officially endure the biggest Games ever.
Para-Dressage riders from 26 nations guide maintain qualified to participate inwards the equestrian events, which volition accept house at Greenwich Park from thirty August to 4 September.
Host nation Great Britain, Germany, Kingdom of Denmark in addition to Canada guide maintain qualified the maximum number of riders in addition to volition each endure represented past times a squad of 4 in addition to i individual.
Nine countries – USA, The Netherlands, Brazil, Ireland, Italy, Belgium, South Africa, Commonwealth of Australia in addition to French Republic – guide maintain qualified 4 riders.
The National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) of Singapore in addition to Mexico, which had originally qualified 4 riders, returned i qualification slot each in addition to volition endure represented past times three-rider teams. The unused slots were re-allocated to Kingdom of Norway in addition to State of Israel on the reason of the Individual Para-Equestrian Rankings of athletes non already qualified alongside a team. As a result, Norway, which had already qualified ii private riders, volition endure fielding a composite squad consisting of iii members.
New Zealand in addition to Republic of Finland volition endure represented past times ii private riders apiece. Bermuda, Argentina, Japan, Hong Kong in addition to Republic of Austria guide maintain each been allocated i private slot.
Three Bipartite Commission invitations guide maintain been issued to Thomas Haller of Austria, Lee Frawley of the Virgin Islands in addition to Anita Johnsson of Sweden.
The nominated entries volition endure published on xviii June 2012 in addition to definite entries on six August.
A sum of 78 Para-Equestrian riders volition endure battling it out for the eleven sets of medals available.
Para-equestrian:
26 nations – ARG, AUS, AUT, BEL, BER, BRA, CAN, DEN, FIN, FRA, GBR, GER, HKG, IRL, ISR, ISV, ITA, JPN, MEX, NED, NOR, NZL, RSA, SIN, SWE, USA
TEAMS
4 nations alongside v riders (team + 1 individual): CAN, DEN, GBR, GER
9 nations alongside 4 riders (team): AUS, BEL, BRA, FRA, IRL, ITA, NED, RSA, USA
3 nations alongside 3 riders (team): MEX, NOR, SIN
NATIONS REPRESENTED ONLY BY INDIVIDUALS
2 nations alongside 2 individuals: FIN, NZL
6 nations alongside 1 individual: AUT, ARG, BER, ISR, JPN, HKG
3 Bipartite Commission invitations: AUT, ISV, SWE
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