Award winner carries Thai Olympic hopes
Nina Lamsam Ligon, winner of the FEI’s HSBC Rising Star Award 2011, is to stand upward for Thailand inwards eventing at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Thailand is 1 of the 10 nations represented solely past times individuals inwards eventing. Ligon volition compete on Butts Leon, an experienced four-star Hanoverian produced past times High German passenger Andreas Dibowski. Butts Leon together with Dibowski were on the High German gold-winning medal squad at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Ligon, who is a dual national (THA/USA), has been inwards the U.K. since Apr to create for the Games together with plow over her iv horses the run a peril to acclimatise. She was groovy to broaden her three-star marking sense inwards the host patch of the 2012 Olympic Games together with the past times few months accept seen her compete at events at Houghton Hall, Bramham together with Barbury Castle.
The FEI’s HSBC Rising Star Award rewards an equestrian athlete betwixt the ages of xiv together with 21 who demonstrates outstanding sporting talent together with commitment.
Ligon competed at her kickoff eventing contest when she was nine and, half-dozen years later, rode on the USA junior squad at the FEI North American Juniors together with Young Riders Championships. Her successes prompted the Thai National Team to invite her to bring together them at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games inwards Pattaya (THA). She competed every bit the Thai Eventing team’s youngest together with kickoff woman somebody rider, winning private golden together with contributing to Thailand’s squad golden win. Ligon’s 4th house at the 2010 Asian Games inwards Guangzhou (CHN) led the Thai squad to a argent medal.
Ligon is an inspiration for immature riders inwards Thailand together with is significantly contributing to the Thai Equestrian Federation’s leadership efforts to prepare eventing internationally together with throughout Asia.
Commenting on her HSBC Rising Star Award win, Ligon said she was honoured to last recognised. “To know I was selected from a puddle of incredibly talented immature equestrians gave me the confidence that I tin agree my ain on the contest plain together with the reassurance that I could brand my destination of the London 2012 Olympics a reality. I promise that past times winning this respect I tin inspire other immature Thai riders to follow their dreams every bit well.”
To date, the FEI has received nominations for this respect from the disciplines of Jumping, Dressage, Para-Equestrian Dressage, Eventing, Endurance together with Vaulting. The respect is opened upward to immature athletes inwards all FEI disciplines.
Giles Morgan, Group Head of Sponsorship together with Events, HSBC Holdings, said:
“HSBC is dedicated to providing back upward at all levels together with committed to grassroots development. We promise the winner of this respect recognises his or her achievement together with wishing them the best inwards furthering their career together with developing their talent. HSBC wishes to extend its congratulations to Nina Lamsam Ligon (winner of the 2011 HSBC Rising Star Award) on her recent choice to stand upward for Thailand inwards the 2012 London Olympics.”
Nominations for all 5 categories of the FEI Awards (HSBC Rising Star, Reem Acra Best Athlete, Best Groom, Against All Odds together with Development) are opened upward until 31 July at www.feiawards.org.
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