Greek riders dominate Balkan dressage champs
The Greek hosts of the Balkan Dressage Championships welcomed v visiting nations to Athens, but kept agree of all of the gilt medals on offer, equally good equally claiming all 3 private medals inwards both the junior in addition to senior championships.
Staged at the Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Centre, site of the equestrian events at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, the Balkan Dressage Championships ran with concluding month’s Balkan Jumping Championships, inwards which Greek riders also dominated.
While the dressage championships attracted a smaller plain than the jumping championships, at that topographic point were however 42 riders in addition to horses from vi nations to battle it out for the honours, thus contest was hot.
Awarded transcend marks past times 4 out of the v judges, Kyveli Tzortzaki led the habitation side to gilt inwards the children’s squad entitle with the impressive six-year-old Hanoverian mare Highnessy Newland. This novel partnership, which has been together alone since the summer, in addition to thus went on to stimulate got private honours equally well, with all v judges this fourth dimension putting them inwards first. Next inwards business was squad mate Vassiliki Voltairou with Chiron, who held on for silvery past times a slim margin from Lina Uzunhasan in addition to Sjonie, members of the Turkish silvery medal squad inwards the squad championship.
While Turkey managed to gain a foothold on the podium inwards both of the children’s classes, it was a Greek whitewash inwards the junior in addition to senior private sections, with a trio of Greek amazons occupying all 3 steps inwards both divisions.
Elektra Stavrojianni in addition to the Hanoverian mare Wendy claimed junior gilt with a score of 70.950 percent, simply belongings off the challenge from Amaryllis Goulandris in addition to Red Diamond. This year’s Greek champion, Fotini Georgitsou, took bronze with Kolliante later simply missing out on seventy percent.
“My functioning was non skillful on the start day, but I rode amend on the side past times side 2 days in addition to I won,” Stavroyianni said later receiving her gilt medal. “This is my start large success in addition to start entitle since I started riding. The truth is I didn’t aspect to win. My mare, Wendy, was fantastic, despite her xviii years!”
Another novel partnership shone inwards the senior individual, when Kelly Sklavounos in addition to the 13-year-old gelding Quanderas made their debut appearance inwards Hellenic Republic a winning i to capture gilt with a score of 72.050 percent. Once i time to a greater extent than it was an all Greek line-up for the medals, with Alexandra Alexopoulou claiming silvery on her concluding ride on Marco Polo, who was retired later the championships, patch Katerina Los, winner of the national senior entitle for 2012, took the bronze with Largos 22.
“This year’s Balkan Championships were the best I stimulate got always experienced,” Sklavounos said later her win. “The contest was cracking inwards all categories in addition to the atmosphere was amazing! As an athlete I would similar to limited my gratitude to all the volunteers in addition to the Hellenic Equestrian Federation for organising such a cracking event! Most importantly I would similar to give thank you lot my amazing horse, Quanderas, in addition to my trainers Heike Hamel from the Hof Kasselmann Team in addition to Eleni Myrat. Without them, none of this would stimulate got been possible.”
As at that topographic point were non plenty teams inwards the junior in addition to senior divisions, these 2 classes were cancelled.
Greek chef d’equipe Emmanouella Moussama, was understandably thrilled with the agency her riders had performed. “Hellas squad is rattling happy with these many successes. Our riders stimulate got worked actually hard during the summertime in addition to the results stimulate got to a greater extent than than justified their labours. As the squad leader, I am rattling satisfied with the high performances in addition to percentages in addition to of course of educational activity with the first-class organisation in addition to the incredible back upward of the volunteers.”
The Greek chef d’equipe also thanked everyone who had officiated at the Championships, including the unusual judges – five-star approximate Wojtek Markowski (POL), in addition to four-star judges Nataliya Petukhova (BLR), Orsolya Hillier (HUN), Ilja Vietor (SVK) in addition to Freddy Leyman (BEL) – the President of the Appeal Committee, three-star approximate Fouad Hamoud (ALG), in addition to the Technical Delegate, Mariette Withages (BEL).
The organisation of the Championships came inwards for plenty of compliments, including from the technical delegate, Mariette Withages, who said at the medal ceremony: “I desire to congratulate the organising committee. Despite the hard economical conditions, it was i of the best championships I’ve attended.”
Results:
FEI Children Team Championship: GOLD – Hellenic Republic (Highnessy Newland/Kyveli Tzortzaki, 71.034; Chiron/Vassiliki Voltairou, 68.586; Golden Eagle/Melina Zografou-Alexiou, 66.207; Helios d’un Soir/Lyda-Evdokia Anesti, 60,207), 205.827; SILVER – Turkey (Sjonie/Lina Uzunhasan, 68.276; Uvz/Pia-Alara Di Marci, 62.862; Asklepios/Defne Morova, 61.276; Phantastique/ Selen Akalin, 56.138), 192.414; BRONZE – Serbia (Quinta/Bojana Stojanov, 63.172; Arianna/Sara Poparic, 55.000; Szeplak Donci/Anja Markovic, 52.586), 170.758.
FEI Children Individual Championship Final: GOLD – Highnessy Newland/Kyveli Tzortzaki, GRE, 71.964; SILVER – Chiron/Vassiliki Voltairou, GRE, 68.250; BRONZE – Sjonie/Lina Uzunhasan, TUR, 67.893.
FEI Junior Individual Championship Final (Freestyle): GOLD – Wendy/ Elektra Stavrojianni (GRE), 70,950; SILVER – Red Diamond/Amaryllis-Aikaterini Goulandri (GRE), 70.175; BRONZE – Koliante/Fotini-Nepheli Georgitsou (GRE), 69.800.
FEI Senior Individual Championship Final (Freestyle): GOLD – Quanderas/Angela (Kelly) Sklavounos (GRE), 72.050; SILVER – Marco Polo/Alexandra Alexopoulou (GRE), 71.575; BRONZE – Largos 22/Katerina Los (GRE), 67.900.
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