Canada’s odds shorten to host WEG 2018
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Canada directly seems to live a certain bet inwards a one-horse race to host the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games.
A procedure that began amongst v hopefuls has slow simply for sure been whittled downwards to one, amongst Vienna, Austria, the latest to driblet out from contention.
From June through to Oct lastly year, Hungary, Morocco, in addition to the US pulled out of contention, in addition to the failure of Vienna to encounter the Dec 2012 deadline to deliver a signed host understanding meant the Austrian metropolis is likewise out of the running.
The Canadian bid squad volition introduce to the FEI Evaluation Commission side past times side calendar month equally business office of the bid procedure earlier a concluding determination on the host metropolis inwards June. Canada has nominated Bromont, which staged the equestrian events for the 1976 Olympic Games, equally the venue for 2018.
However, history is no prerequisite for getting the job, equally the Mexican town of Guadalajara learned recently, when the 2011 Pan American Games host metropolis was stripped of the hosting rights for the 2015 World Cup jumping in addition to dressage finals.
Canada’s 2018 bid committee, which is expected to include the Bromont mayor Pauline Quinlan in addition to Equine Canada President Mike Gallagher, volition go to FEI Headquarters inwards Lausanne inwards Switzerland on Feb 26 – 27 for meetings amongst the Evaluation Commission.
A five-strong FEI delegation, representing the Federation’s sports, veterinary, commercial in addition to fiscal departments, conducted a site view of the Bromont venue at the destination of Nov lastly year. Gallagher said that the three-day tour included a view to the Montreal Olympic Stadium “where Cirque du Soleil promises to grip the nigh exciting opening ceremonies inwards WEG history”.
“The evaluation commission was real impressed amongst the enthusiasm, commitment in addition to professionalism of the Bid Committee in addition to Equine Canada,” Gallagher said inwards a message to members this month.
Following the Bromont presentation on Feb 27, the FEI Evaluation Commission volition create a study for the Bureau. The Bromont bid squad volition so provide to Lausanne for the in-person Bureau coming together inwards June in addition to volition brand a formal presentation, earlier the Bureau vote that volition create upwardly one's hear the allotment of the FEI World Equestrian Games 2018.
“It is of course of study disappointing to bring lost Vienna equally i of our bid cities for the FEI World Equestrian Games inwards 2018,” said FEI Secretary General Ingmar De Vos, “but nosotros are real much looking frontwards to seeing the presentation from Bromont when the Canadians come upwardly to FEI Headquarters inwards Lausanne at the destination of side past times side calendar month to introduce their bid mass to the FEI Evaluation Commission.”
Should Canada win the hosting rights, it would live alone the minute fourth dimension that a World Equestrian Games has been held exterior Europe, afterwards Kentucky inwards the USA hosted the 2010 edition. The 2014 games are inwards Normandy, France.
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