NZ, Aust to seek continental recognition from FEI
New Zealand too Commonwealth of Australia are hoping for a favourable reply from the FEI when it urges the the world governing torso to recognise a continental grouping comprising the 2 countries.
It is no hole-and-corner that New Zealand too Commonwealth of Australia are non solely happy amongst the way of their electrical flow representation inside the FEI’s Group 8.
The 28 Group 8 nations are primarily centred on Southeast Asia.
The grouping is understandably focused on Asian events too and Asian equestrian interests. The international sphere of involvement for Commonwealth of Australia too New Zealand is concentrated non on Asia, only the competitions of U.K. too Europe.
The 2 nations’ sphere of influence inside Group 8 is express every bit a consequence.
Now, amongst the FEI formally recognising several continental groupings, Commonwealth of Australia too New Zealand are hoping for a favourable reply when they heighten the number inwards Istanbul, Turkey, early on side past times side month, when nations come upwards together for the FEI’s annual General Assembly.
It is understood the 2 countries convey requested a coming together amongst FEI Secretary General Ingmar De Vos inwards Istanbul inwards club to seat their case.
If the reply is favourable, they volition movement to draft a suitable constitution amongst the promise of getting the thing on the General Assembly’s agenda for 2013 for a formal vote.
The FEI officially recognises the European Equestrian Federation. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 like grouping inwards the Americas – the Pan American Equestrian Confederation – is becoming increasingly active.
There is an Asian federation too an African federation, although the latter neatly conforms amongst the grouping the FEI already has inwards house for that continent.
Singapore’s Ho Nai YueVote for chairmanship
It volition autumn upon the General Assembly every bit a whole to determine the novel chairman for Group 8, later voting past times its members failed to larn the required bulk for i candidate.
Four candidates stood for the role, amongst 2 eliminated inwards the start rounds of voting.
The 2 nonetheless inwards arguing for the utilization are Ho Nai Yue, of Singapore, too Pan Zichen, from China.
Group 8 nations ultimately held 2 votes betwixt the 2 to determine the chairmanship, only neither could laissez passer on the two-thirds bulk required. That agency the vote volition become to the amount General Assembly for a decision.
The couple acquaint quite unlike backgrounds. Ho has held a number of of import roles inside the FEI, too has officated inwards numberous events inwards Southeast Asia, including overall original steward at the Beijing Olympics.
He is an international guess for demo jumping too endurance, too is qualified every bit an FEI Steward General. You would endure difficult pressed to abide by a to a greater extent than impressive equestrian CV inwards price of service to his sport.
Pan is president of the Chinese Equestrian Association.
From 2000 to 2009 he was manager of the Competition Preparation Department of the Chinese Olympic Committee, which covered all Olympic sporting disciplines.
He became equestrian caput inwards Cathay patch serving every bit manager full general of cycling, fencing, the modern pentathlon, triathlon, too the Equestrian Sports Administrative Centre of China.
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