Fewer eventing riders for Rio 2016
Ten fewer eventing riders volition larn the jeopardy to stand upward for their province at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, next novel proposals past times the FEI over equestrian quota systems.
But inwards the proposals beingness presented at the FEI Sports Forum side past times side calendar month – which aim to convey the 3 equestrian disciplines into job regarding qualification – an extra 10 dressage riders would hold upward called up, alongside iv athletes per squad addition a reserve.
A country’s eventing squad would incorporate of iv riders addition a reserve, a decrease from the commons 5 squad members.
FEI Secretary General together with Chief Executive Officer Ingmar de Vos said the main destination of the proposals is to “harmonise our rules together with past times doing this to brand them too easier to sympathize for a larger public”.
Despite the growth inwards equestrian sport, specially inwards emerging nations, no increase to the quota of athletes together with horses for Rio 2016 was on the cards for the IOC.
“When looking at all the unlike aspects nosotros involve to behave inwards hear the really clear message of the IOC that no increase of the all over quota for equestrian sport of 200 horses volition hold upward accepted,” de Vos said.
“Consequently whatsoever improvement needs to hold upward addressed inside this quota of 200 horses. With a sport that is (luckily) developing inwards all parts of the basis this is non an slowly exercise.”
He said the success of equestrian sport at the London Olympics seat Equus caballus sport inwards a “somewhat to a greater extent than secure position” alongside consider to the Olympic Programme.
“However, nosotros must rest vigilant together with alarm together with nosotros should non spare whatsoever attempt to proceed our sport every bit successful every bit possible inwards the Games. Furthermore, nosotros must sympathize together with select that it volition hold upward impossible to brand everybody happy. The success together with honour for our sport together with for the FEI volition too depend on the capability of our community to stand upward together unified behind a proposal for the IOC, knowing that inwards this illustration the solution volition hold upward the best 1 possible, only non ideal,” de Vos said.
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