Morocco out of WEG 2018 running

Rabat inwards Kingdom of Morocco has pulled out of the bidding procedure for the 2018 World Equestrian Games.

The withdrawal was spurred yesteryear the decease of Princess Lalla Amina, who died inwards August. She had been president of the Fédération Royale Marocaine des Sports Equestres since 1999.

“The distressing passing of HRH Princess Lalla Amina has meant that the Moroccans select lost the driving forcefulness behind their bid to phase the FEI World Equestrian Games inwards 2018,” said FEI Secretary General Ingmar De Vos.

Still inwards the running are Bromont inwards Canada, as well as Vienna inwards Austria. Budapest (Hungary) as well as Wellington (Florida, USA) had too reached Official Candidate status, merely both too pulled out before this year.

“We select 2 rigid bids from Canada as well as Republic of Austria for 2018, as well as nosotros are hopeful that the Moroccans tin regroup as well as pose inwards a bid for 2022,” De Vos said.

Committees select until Dec 15, 2012 to submit their official host bid package.

The host metropolis volition last selected yesteryear the FEI Bureau inwards the outflow of 2013.

The FEI World Equestrian Games are held every 4 years, inwards the pump of the Olympic cycle. The 7 FEI disciplines – Jumping, Dressage as well as Para-Equestrian Dressage, Eventing, Driving, Endurance, Vaulting as well as Reining – are all included on the contest schedule.

The first FEI World Equestrian Games were hosted inwards Stockholm (SWE) inwards 1990. Since as well as then the Games select been staged inwards The Hague (NED) inwards 1994, Rome (ITA) inwards 1998, Jerez (ESP) inwards 2002, as well as Aachen (GER) inwards 2006. The starting fourth dimension Games to last staged exterior Europe were the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games inwards Kentucky (USA) 2010. The Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2014 volition last held inwards Caen, France.

The World Equestrian Games convey well-nigh a half-million spectators as well as 5500 volunteers to picket well-nigh 650 athletes as well as 750 horses competing for Blue Planet championships inwards dressage, driving, endurance, eventing, jumping, reining, vaulting as well as para-dressage. About 1600 media representatives from some the Blue Planet comprehend the event.

 

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