Bidding for 2018 World Equestrian Games reopened
The FEI has reopened the bidding physical care for for the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games inwards a bitter blow to the Canadian bid, which was the exclusively i yet inwards the reckoning.
It was expected that the FEI Bureau would allocate the 2018 Games to Bromont/Montreal, next its potent presentation to the bureau.
However, the FEI re-opened the bidding physical care for next Monday’s bureau coming together at FEI headquarters inwards Lausanne afterwards the Canadian delegation was unable to render the amount world sector fiscal back upwards that was required earlier an allotment could survive made.
As a result, the bureau is to re-open the bidding physical care for for the 2018 Games, only amongst the clear intent that Bromont/Montreal remains inwards the mix.
“The Bromont/Montreal bid was really impressive on all technical aspects in addition to it is hugely disappointing, both for the bid squad in addition to for the FEI, that the bureau was unable to allocate the FEI World Equestrian Games 2018 today,” FEI President Princess Haya said.
“But, unfortunately, without the necessary fiscal support, the FEI in addition to the organisers would survive exposed to an unacceptable fiscal risk.
“In these circumstances, re-opening the bidding physical care for was clearly the exclusively pick opened upwards to us, only nosotros are really hopeful that Bromont/Montreal volition survive a purpose of that novel bidding process.”
All national federations that submitted signed Expression of Interest documents earlier the Nov 2011 deadline for the begin stage of the bidding physical care for were informed that solid fiscal back upwards to encompass the toll of staging the trial was a fundamental requirement.
The FEI Bureau volition directly re-open the bidding physical care for in addition to the Bromont/Montreal bid squad has confirmed it volition survive re-bidding for the 2018 Games.
Provided the Bromont/Montreal bid squad tin secure the required fiscal support, the Canadian bid volition survive evaluated inwards the same means every bit other applicants that come upwards forward.
The delegation that presented the official Bromont in addition to Montreal bid mass to the FEI Bureau on Mon was led past times Paul Côté, president of the Bromont Bid Committee. The squad too included Equine Canada President Mike Gallagher, Equine Canada CEO Jean Christophe Gandubert, President of Bromont International Roger Deslauriers, technical advisor Leopoldo Palacios, Bromont Bid Director Benoit Girardin in addition to Rene Perreault, representing the Bromont holding developers.
“We are, of course, extremely disappointed past times today’s determination past times the FEI Bureau non to allocate the 2018 Games to Canada, only despite our best efforts, nosotros were unable to position the amount fiscal back upwards inwards house inwards time,” Bromont Bid Committee President Paul Côté said.
“We apparently honor the FEI Bureau’s determination completely, in addition to nosotros volition decease along our efforts to secure the fiscal backing nosotros need.
“We directly involve to redouble our efforts amongst our federal in addition to provincial authorities partners. We get got a really potent bid in addition to nosotros are confident that nosotros tin stage a wonderful FEI World Equestrian Games inwards Bromont.”
The FEI Bureau is inwards the physical care for of establishing the physical care for in addition to timelines for the re-bidding physical care for for the FEI World Equestrian Games, held every 4 years.
Originally, 5 countries threw their helmets into the arena inwards a bid host the 2018 Games.
Rabat (Morocco), Bromont (Quebec, Canada), Budapest (Hungary), Vienna (Austria), in addition to Wellington (Florida, US) had reached Official Candidate status.
Eight expressions of involvement were received inwards Nov 2011, only Australian, Russian in addition to Swedish applications were withdrawn earlier the begin of the official Candidate Phase.
Hungary withdrew inwards June 2012, its national federation doing in addition to thus inwards the promise that it would elevate the chances of nearby Republic of Austria staging the Games.
The Florida bid was withdrawn the next calendar month next a alter inwards local government. Plans for the Games inwards Wellington, a pop equestrian center, revolved to a greater extent than or less the edifice of a commercial equestrian complex, only local authorities councillors were worried over whether the town had the infrastructure to back upwards such a major facility.
The withdrawal was a consequence of what officials described every bit a clash of visions.
Morocco’s withdrawal, inwards Oct terminal year, was spurred past times the expiry of Princess Lalla Amina. She had been president of the Fédération Royale Marocaine des Sports Equestres since 1999.
“The lamentable passing of HRH Princess Lalla Amina has meant that the Moroccans get got lost the driving strength behind their bid to stage the FEI World Equestrian Games inwards 2018,” FEI Secretary General Ingmar De Vos said.
Canada remained the terminal bid standing next the withdrawal of Republic of Austria inwards Jan this year.
The failure of Vienna to run across the Dec 2012 deadline to deliver a signed host understanding meant the Austrian urban meat cruel out of contention.
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