Aachen out of Nations Cup jumping series

The World Equestrian Festival inward Aachen is no longer a business office of the FEI’s jumping Nations Cup series.

Michael Mronz, General Director of the Aachener Reitturnier GmbH, the fellowship responsible for the marketing activities of the CHIO Aachen, said the conclusion was made because of “substantive as well as fiscal reasons”.

FEI Jumping Committee Chair John Madden said: “Regretfully, at the fourth dimension of the 31 Dec deadline for annunciation of participation, nosotros were informed past times the German linguistic communication National Federation that Aachen was unable to run across the commercial requirements as well as thus would non live business office of the Furusiyya serial inward 2014. Despite the best efforts of all parties, amongst discussions continuing correct upwards to yesterday, it was non possible to resolve this matter.”

Event chairman Frank Kemperman said the motion meant that Aachen would instantly live able to live to a greater extent than flexible regarding which teams would live invited to participate inward the Mercedes-Benz sponsored event. “As a result, inward futurity the de facto strongest teams at the given betoken inward fourth dimension volition compete against each other inward the traditional Mercedes-Benz Nations’ Cup at the Aachener Soers.”

To supersede Aachen, Lummen inward Kingdom of Belgium has been moved into Europe Division 1 to brand upwards the amount complement of viii events inward that division.

The FEI Jumping Committee announced the 2014 calendar for the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping serial on Wednesday, next its teleconference coming together of the year.

The publish of qualifiers for the 2014 flavor has been express to 20, amongst viii inward both Europe Division 1 as well as Europe Division 2. The North as well as Central America & Caribbean Area League instantly has 3 qualifiers, including a novel CSIO at Coapexpan (MEX) from 7-11 May. The flavor opens at Al-Ain (UAE), the unmarried qualifier inward the Middle East League, amongst the CSIO5* running from 5-7 February.

The Final volition live held on Oct nine to 12 at the Real Club de Polo of Barcelona, Spain, venue for the equestrian events at the Barcelona Olympic Games inward 1992.

“Following the success of lastly year’s maiden Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup serial as well as the fantastic Final inward Barcelona, nosotros are looking frontwards to or as well as so other fabulous Furusiyya flavor starting at Al-Ain inward the United Arab Emirates side past times side month,” Madden said.

“We are planning xx qualifiers edifice upwards to the Final, which volition in 1 trial once to a greater extent than live hosted inward Barcelona, as well as nosotros owe a huge debt of gratitude to HH Prince Faisal as well as the Saudi Equestrian Fund for their belief inward as well as back upwards of the series. Without that support, the revitalisation of the Nations Cup to practise the vivid serial that nosotros instantly accept would merely non accept been possible.

 

2014 calendar (subject to lastly confirmation past times trial organisers):

Middle East
Al-Ain (UAE) CSIO5*, 5-7 February

North/Central America & Caribbean
Wellington (USA) CSIO4*, 25 February-2 March
Coapexpan (MEX) CSIO4*, 7-11 May
Calgary (CAN) CSIO5*, 12-15 June

Europe Division 1
Lummen (BEL) CSIO5*, thirty April-5 May
La Baule (FRA) CSIO5*, 15-18 May
Rome (ITA) CSIO5*, 22-25 May
St Gallen (SUI) CSIO5*, 29 May-1 June
Rotterdam (NED) CSIO5*, 18-22 June
Falsterbo (SWE) CSIO5*, 10-13 July
Hickstead (GBR) CSIO5*, 31 July-3 August
Dublin (IRL) CSIO5*, 6-10 August 

Europe Division 2
Linz-Ebelsberg (AUT) CSIO4*, 8-11 May
Copenhagen (DEN) CSIO3*, 15-18 May
Lisbon (POR) CSIO3*, 29 May-1 June
Sopot (POL) CSIO3*, 5-8 June
Budapest (HUN) CSIO3*, 3-6 July
Gijon (ESP) CSIO5*, thirty July-4 August
Bratislava (SVK) CSIO3*, 7-10 August
Arezzo (SMR) CSIO3*, 17-21 September

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