Let the Games begin! Sparkling show opens WEG 2014
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French Prime Minister Manuel Valls officially declared the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2014 open at the d’Ornano Stadium inwards Normandy on Sabbatum nighttime local time, amongst 21,000 spectators welcoming athletes during the parade of nations.
A parade of athletes from the 74 participating nations, an incredible musical together with hi-tech lightshow extravaganza featuring over 100 horses, the Garde Républicaine together with giant Mexican waves entertained a sellout crowd.
FEI President Princess Haya together with Laurent Beauvais, President of the Games Organising Committee together with President of the Lower Normandy Region, welcomed athletes, officials, sponsors, spectators together with media to Normandy for ii weeks of basis shape equestrian sport inwards the see of Equus caballus country.
Laurent Beauvais spoke warmly of the 3000 volunteers that volition live on working at the venues to optimise the Games experience, together with many of them had the chance to parade inwards front end of the spectators equally role of the ceremony.
“The volunteers bind our organisation. We tin all live on thence proud of them. For months directly they induce got been our greatest ambassadors for the Games, the greatest ambassadors for Normandy together with indeed the greatest ambassadors for France!” Beauvais said.
Princess Haya, speaking inwards French together with English, also expressed her gratitude to everyone involved inwards making the Games possible. “On behalf of everyone hither tonight, together with everyone approximately the basis who volition relish these 7th World Equestrian Games, I desire to give cheers the people of Normandy for thence warmly welcoming us to this beautiful region,” Princess Haya said.
“I also desire to give cheers the World Equestrian Games Foundation, Alltech, together with the many volunteers who induce got given thence generously of their fourth dimension together with energy. These Games could non hap without you. And of course, I desire to give cheers all of the athletes who induce got come upwards to Normandy to pursue their dreams. You are at the pinnacle of our sport; you lot induce got earned the correct to live on hither through your difficult run together with dedication.
“Whether you lot win or lose, these Games are certain to live on a highlight of your career. I am confident that you lot volition stand upwards for our sport good together with testify yourselves to live on truthful champions. I wishing you lot all the best of luck.”
Princess Haya together with thence invited French Prime Minister Manuel Valls to declare the Games open, the offset fourth dimension inwards the history of the World Equestrian Games that at that spot has been a Prime Minister at the opening ceremony.
The top-level French Government delegation also included Bernard Cazeneuve, Minister of the Interior, Laurent Fabius, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Stéphane Le Foll, Minister of Agriculture Affairs together with authorities spokesman, together with Thierry Braillard, Under Secretary for Sport.
French squad fellow member together with quondam athlete illustration on the FEI Bureau, Kevin Staut, together with Anne Prain, President of the Ground Jury for Para-Equestrian Dressage took the FEI pledge on behalf of the athletes together with judges.
On behalf of all the FEI officials, Anne Prain spoke of the spirit of fair play together with integrity, piece the athletes’ pledge was given past times Kevin Staut: “In the cite of all riders, I hope that nosotros shall accept role inwards the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2014 inwards Normandy respecting together with abiding past times the rules which principle them, committing ourselves to our sport without doping, inwards the truthful spirit of welfare of the Equus caballus together with of sportsmanship, for the glory of equestrian sport together with the accolade of our teams.”
A amount of 478,000 tickets of the 500,000 on offering had already been sold earlier the Opening Ceremony.
Following the parade, spectators were treated to a stunning exhibit designed together with produced past times the French agency, Skertzó. The exhibit blended cutting border 3D projections amongst alive performances past times 300 artists together with 100 horses to accept spectators along on an amazing journeying showcasing that “all Equus caballus paths atomic number 82 to Normandy.”
This year’s Games are the 7th edition of the FEI World Equestrian Games, together with are officially the best attended, seeing record-breaking numbers amongst 74 nations, 969 athletes, together with 1080 horses competing. An estimated 500,000 spectators together with 500 meg tv viewers are expected to melody inwards to the Games.
The FEI World Equestrian Games are held every 4 years, inwards the middle of the Olympic cycle. The maiden Games were hosted inwards Stockholm (SWE) inwards 1990. Since then, the Games induce got been staged inwards The Hague (NED) inwards 1994, Rome (ITA) inwards 1998, Jerez (ESP) inwards 2002, Aachen (GER) inwards 2006, together with Kentucky (USA) inwards 2010.
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