Canada slams new Olympic qualifying proposal

Equine Canada has could out strongly against a proposal to change the divulge of countries able to qualify for the Olympics through the Pan American Games.

Under the proposals, alone i solid soil volition go able to qualify for the Olympics in the disciplines of Eventing as well as Dressage, equally opposed to the electrical flow two.

Equine Canada has sent a potent message to the Pan American Equestrian Confederation stating its opposition to the proposal.

“We were horrified to acquire of this proposal,” Equine Canada President Mike Gallagher said. “It is aught curt of punitive to countries from the Americas.

“To suggest that nosotros cut down the divulge of available qualification positions for this portion volition take away motivation as well as investment inwards equestrian sport, particularly inwards developing nations inside the region.”

In its missive of the alphabet to the Confederation, Equine Canada pointed out the Americas correspond to a greater extent than than thirty per cent of all of the FEI-member countries inwards the world, as well as that it has the highest increment inwards FEI-level competitions with the regions. Further, considerable go has gone into raising the criterion of contest inwards the Pan American Games, including a examination contest that volition accept house adjacent calendar month inwards Florida for a novel format for dressage.

“It is tremendously hard as well as expensive for riders inwards the portion to move to competitions inwards other countries or to Europe,” Gallagher said. “In spite of these challenges, results from the portion cause got been steadily increasing. Regrettably these qualification proposals could close eliminate the possibility of to a greater extent than than i solid soil from the Americas portion qualifying for the Olympic Games.”

Equine Canada contends that the proposed alter does non run into the universality requirement, or the geographic diversification requirement of the Olympic Games. Further it does non run into the functioning requirements of having the best nations inwards the basis represented.

“We create non empathise the motivation for these changes. At the FEI, nosotros cause got come upwards as well as thence far inwards the by decade inwards demonstrating that world-class equestrian sport exists exterior of Europe as well as that it is real a worldwide growing sport,”  Gallagher said. “This alter sends the exact contrary message”.

“We create back upwards the proposal that both Dressage as well as Eventing compete with 4 squad members as well as that the exceed 3 volition count. However, nosotros experience it’s of import that the reserve Equus caballus for eventing go allowed to compete equally an individual. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 conditioned 4* eventing Equus caballus alone has the chance to peak as well as compete in i lawsuit or twice a twelvemonth at this level, as well as to create as well as carry a Equus caballus to the Games with the possibility of staying inwards the stall, volition discourage owners as well as riders from providing reserve horses for the team.”

Equine Canada volition proceed to press its orbit towards to a greater extent than equitable as well as inclusive qualifying criteria coming out of the Pan American Games.

 

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