Top athlete to officiate at FEI Awards
Olympic champion Triple Jumper Jonathan Edwards CBE is to endure Master of Ceremonies at adjacent week’s FEI Awards Gala 2013, presented yesteryear Longines.
The prestigious resultant takes house at the unopen of the FEI’s General Assembly inwards Montreux, Switzerland, in addition to volition endure attended yesteryear nearly 300 guests, including representatives of the 132 fellow member federations of the FEI.
FEI President Princess Haya volition bring together Jonathan Edwards on phase for the evening, during which the winners of the FEI Awards 2013 volition endure announced in addition to rewarded.
The annual FEI Awards vantage outstanding individuals from the equestrian globe inwards 5 categories: Rising Star, Best Athlete, Development, Against All Odds in addition to Best Groom.
Jonathan Edwards astonished the globe of athletics at the 1995 World Championships inwards Gothenburg, yesteryear jumping 18.29 metres – a globe tape that has never been beaten. He retired from his dazzling career on the rails inwards 2003 afterwards belongings Olympic Games, World Championships, Commonwealth Games in addition to European Championships titles in addition to straight off plant primarily inwards sports broadcasting.
Edwards played an of import job inwards the success of the London 2012 every bit a Board fellow member in addition to Chair of the Athletes Comittee of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG).
Edwards said: “I direct hold had the swell pleasance of coming together the FEI President, HRH Princess Haya, on several occasions, including the London 2012 Olympic Games. The FEI is a cardinal job of the Olympic menage unit of measurement in addition to it is an honor to endure job of this prestigious evening.”
Longines, the Swiss watchmaker that became the FEI’s Top Partner in addition to Official Timekeeper, will acquaint the FEI Awards Gala. Both Longines in addition to the FEI are headquartered inwards Switzerland in addition to the watchmakers’ interest inwards the FEI Awards Gala celebrates the starting fourth dimension yr of partnership.
Juan-Carlos Capelli, Vice President of Longines in addition to Head of International Marketing said: “Longines is real proud to acquaint the FEI Awards Gala inwards Montreux. The resultant is inwards draw of piece of work alongside the importance nosotros house on equestrian sports. It volition echo the mutual values of Longines in addition to the FEI: tradition, elegance in addition to performance.”
The FEI Awards Gala 2013 volition accept house on Nov vii at the Casino Barrière de Montreux.
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