Record para-equestrian riders for WEG 2014
Record numbers of para-equestrian riders volition compete for medals from Mon at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games inwards Normandy, writes Rob Howell.
The 33 nations too 100 para-dressage riders competing at the prestigious La Prairie racecourse venue, only a few hundred metres from the oculus of Caen, easily exceed the numbers from the initiatory Games inwards Kentucky inwards 2010, when lx horses too riders from sixteen countries competed.
Trond Asmyr, FEI Director, Dressage too Para-Equestrian Dressage said of the 12 countries taking business office inwards their get-go World Games, iii volition survive taking business office inwards para-equestrian dressage. “Hong Kong volition compete every bit a team, too the the States Virgin Islands too Republic of Latvia volition each survive represented past times private athletes,” he said.
“The 100 human too equine athletes competing for the Para-Equestrian medals inwards Caen are certain to furnish many neat sporting moments at the pump of the Games,” Asmyr said. “We should reckon ourselves lucky to witness such neat competition.”
Competition kicks off with the get-go squad examination on Monday, August 25, too the get-go private medals volition survive awarded on Wednesday, August 27.
The Games are also the get-go Rio 2016 Paralympic Games qualifier for Para-Equestrian Dressage, too all eyes volition survive on this major prize. The atmosphere volition survive electrical at La Prairie throughout, but especially on August 28 when, afterward iv days of gruelling competition, the iii medal-winning teams at the Games volition secure their nation’s squad location for Rio 2016 amongst hosts Brazil.
The freestyle medals are all decided on Friday, August 29.
The squad rival inwards Normandy volition survive contested past times xix nations, including Great Britain, the electrical flow World, European too Paralympic champions, which accept i of the well-nigh experienced squads heading to Normandy. Germany, the London 2012 too Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2010 runners up, volition survive inwards hot pursuit, every bit volition the rigid Irish, Danish too Dutch teams.
Fierce rival inwards Grade Ib
The Grade Ib rival is tipped to survive i of the fiercest competitions inwards Normandy, with half dozen World, European too Paralympic medallists going head-to-head for the get-go fourth dimension at a World Games.
Great Britain’s “godfather” of Para-Equestrian Dressage, Lee Pearson – triple aureate medallist at the Sydney, Athens too Beijing Paralympic Games too reigning basis champion – volition survive going all out to defend his championship against the likes of Austria’s Pepo Puch, who took freestyle aureate at London 2012, private too freestyle titles at in conclusion year’s Europeans too is aiming to clinch his get-go basis championship inwards Normandy.
Australia’s Joann Formosa is also determined to evidence that her London 2012 private aureate medal was non a i off, too Great Britain’s Ricky Balshaw, argent freestyle medallist inwards Beijing too at in conclusion year’s JYSK FEI European Para-Dressage Championships inwards Herning (DEN) also has his eyes on the coveted World title.
Denmark’s Stinna Tange Kaastrup, argent too bronze medallist at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2010, with freestyle aureate at the 2011 Europeans followed past times bronze in conclusion year, too Finland’s London 2012 freestyle argent too Kentucky bronze medallist Katja Karjalainen are also “ones to watch” inwards Grade 1b inwards Normandy.
Brit the i to trounce inwards Ia
In Grade Ia, Great Britain’s Sophie Christiansen volition survive looking to maintain the superb shape of the past times few years which saw her win triple aureate at London 2012 too the JYSK FEI European Para-Dressage Championships inwards Herning (DEN) in conclusion year. Christiansen directly has i aureate medal missing from her collection – the basis private freestyle championship – too she’ll survive looking to add together that side past times side week.
But she volition human face upwards rigid rival from the likes of Singapore’s most-medalled athlete too FEI Solidarity Ambassador Laurentia Tan, Ireland’s Helen Kearney, who won private argent too bronze too squad bronze at London 2012, too Italy’s Sara Morganti, bronze medallist at the 2013 Europeans.
Double aureate Olympian favourite inwards Grade II
In Grade II, Great Britain’s Natasha Baker volition survive a strength to survive reckoned with at her get-go World Games. Baker won iii aureate medals at her get-go Europeans inwards 2011, too went on to win Great Britain’s get-go aureate of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, finally leaving Greenwich Park with both private too freestyle gold. At her get-go Championship squad appearance for Team GB at the 2013 European Championships, she scored team, private too freestyle gold.
Her strongest rival inwards Normandy is expected to come upwards from Germany’s London 2012 argent too bronze medallists Britta Näpel too Angelika Trabert. The USA’s Rebecca Hart, 5th inwards London, could also survive a medal contender inwards Normandy, amongst Caroline Cecilie Nielsen (DEN), bronze medallist at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2010.
Grade III
Grade III is expected to survive unopen betwixt Germany, Kingdom of Denmark too The Netherlands.
Hannelore Brenner (GER), the London 2012 private too freestyle aureate medallist too defending basis champion, is pitched against Denmark’s Annika Lykke Risum, double bronze medallist at London 2012 too runner upwards inwards Kentucky, too Sanne Voets (NED), who won the freestyle championship too scored argent behind Brenner inwards the private rival at in conclusion year’s Europeans.
Grade IV
Great Britain’s Sophie Wells volition start every bit favourite inwards Grade IV, aiming to defend her private too freestyle basis titles. The principal rival is probable to come upwards from Belgium’s private too freestyle London 2012 aureate medallist Michèle George, who was also freestyle runner upwards inwards 2010, too Frank Hosmar (NED), who took bronze inwards both events inwards London, argent at the Europeans, too argent at the in conclusion Games inwards 2010.
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