Scotland wins bid for 2015 European Eventing Champs
Scotland’s Blair Castle inwards Perthshire volition host the 2015 FEI European Eventing Championships.
The British bid, backed past times The Minister for Sport together with the Olympics, Hugh Robertson, saw off competitive tenders from Germany, Poland, Kingdom of the Netherlands together with Kingdom of Belgium to live on granted the contest rights past times the FEI Bureau on.
Identifying a wishing to capitalise on the Olympic legacy, Robertson declared the bid a ‘top priority’ for the United Kingdom of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland Government together with described eventing every bit ‘an integral component division of our sporting culture’.
“The 2015 European Eventing Championships is i of the nearly prestigious international sports events to live on staged past times the United Kingdom of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland every bit component division of the 2012 major events sports legacy. Having been component division of the presentation team, I am delighted that nosotros select been successful together with certain nosotros volition deliver a fantastic event.”
Led past times British Equestrian Federation Chief Executive Andrew Finding, the five-strong bid squad besides included the expertise of Stuart Turner, Events Director for EventScotland; Rebecca Edser, Events Consultant at United Kingdom of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland Sport together with Alec Lochore, Event Director of the Blair Castle International Horse Trials.
The Blair Castle Horse Trials is Scotland’s leading equestrian effect together with each yr welcomes over 40,000 visitors over iv days inwards August each year. The Atholl Estate has played host to the FEI Young Rider European Championships twice inwards the final v years simply this is the kickoff fourth dimension a senior equestrian Championship has been awarded N of the border.
Sarah Troughton of Atholl Estates said: “This is tremendously exciting word together with nosotros at Atholl Estates expect forwards to the continued evolution of this keen effect together with cook on the experiences of hosting the FEI Young Riders European Championships on several occasions inwards recent years. We expect forwards to welcoming Europe to this nearly spectacular together with historic component division of Scotland inwards this all of import Pre Olympic year”.
The contest volition convey the really best competitors inwards the globe to and, according to Alec Lochore, “would convey a novel realm of prestige to the venue”.
“Our aim is to locomote with the FEI to seat on a really memorable effect at Blair inwards 2015. We believe this would decease along the legacy of 2012 together with inspire a novel generation of riders. It’s a tremendously exciting prospect.”
Simon Morton, Director of Major Events together with International Relations at United Kingdom of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland Sport said the effect was the primary hosting target inwards Equestrian sport afterwards London 2012.
“Not entirely volition it select been 10 years since the United Kingdom of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland final hosted this event, the 2015 Championships are specially of import every bit they volition live on a critical qualification effect for the 2016 Olympic Games inwards Rio.
“Having latterly won bids to host World together with European Championships inwards the United Kingdom of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland inwards athletics, gymnastics, triathlon, hockey, canoe slalom together with squash, we’re delivering on our commitment to secure a major events legacy from the London Olympic together with Paralympic Games together with the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.”
Andrew Finding, Chief Executive of the British Equestrian Federation said: “No longer are Championships won on the footing of ‘Buggins’s turn’. This was difficult locomote made together with so much easier with the personal back upwards of Hugh Robertson MP who flew out to the FEI’s offices inwards Lausanne to bring together our presentation. The squad at United Kingdom of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland Sport together with EventScotland added huge practical value; I wishing to give thank you lot them all. It worked good together with nosotros are delighted to live on going to Blair Castle inwards Scotland inwards 2015.”
British Eventing Chief Executive Mike Etherington-Smith said the conclusion was fantastic news. “A combination of the spectacular scenery, the keen venue, together with the enthusiasm together with mightiness of the organisers amongst closed to goodness quondam fashioned Scottish hospitality volition furnish a fantastic contest for everyone involved including riders, owners, grooms, spectators, together with of course, sponsors. We expect forwards to welcoming everyone to the United Kingdom of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland for what volition live on a terrific week’s sport.”
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