Rabat, Morocco – July 14, 2021 – The Royal Morrocan Equestrian Federation has announced their showjumping team for the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. The following riders and horses will represent Morocco in the Olympic Games: Ali Al Ahrach (MAR) & USA de Riverland (Diamant de Semilly […]
Wellington Central, New Zealand – July 14, 2021 – Injury has forced showjumper Sharn Wordley (NZL) and Verdini D’Houtveld Z to withdraw from the New Zealand team for the Tokyo Olympic Games. Uma O’Neill (NZL) and Clockwise of Greenhill Z, the previous travelling reserve, now move into the […]
Knokke-Heist, Belgium – June 30, 2021 – With the Tokyo Olympic Games only a few weeks away there is anticipation in the air in Knokke-Heist. The top three of the World Ranking list are all on the long list for Tokyo. All three riders competed at Knokke Hippique […]
Rotterdam, The Netherlands – July 05, 2021 – The Dutch Equestrian Federation has announced the showjumping for the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo. Among the show jumping riders, the TeamNL selected by national coach Rob Ehrens consists of: Maikel van der Vleuten (NED) & Beauville Z (Zangersheide – Bustique […]
Sydney, Australia – July 04, 2021 – Earlier last week, Equestrian Australia, the governing entity for equestrian Sports in Australia, released a statement confirming all equestrian team members for the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Equestrian Australia states the following in their statement: “We wish to congratulate […]
Warendorf, Germany – July 03, 2021 –Â Following the final screening tournament in Rotterdam / NED, the jumping committee of the German Olympic Committee for Equestrian (DOKR) has recommend the the following riders and horses to the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB), to the start at the Olympic Games […]
Paris, France – July 02, 2021 – Following the validation of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF), Serge Lecomte, President of the French Equestrian Federation and Sophie Dubourg, National Technical Director, have announced the list of riders and horses selected to represent France during the Olympic […]
Lexington, Kentucky, USA – July 02, 2021 – The British Olympic Association can today announce the three horse and rider combinations and travelling reserve for the equestrian jumping competition at the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. London 2012 team gold medallists Scott Brash (GBR) and Ben Maher (GBR) […]
Stockholm, Sweden – June 29, 2021 – The Swedish Equestrian Federation (Svenska Ridsport Forbundet) and the The Swedish Olympic Committee, through it national team captain Henrik Ankarcrona (SWE), have announced the showjumping team to represent the nations in the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo. Malin Baryard Johnsson (SWE), […]
Bern, Switzerland – June 22, 2021 – In less than a month, the first competitions of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will begin, and the long list of riders for the Swiss Jumping Team were announced last week by the Swiss Equestrian Federation. The final selections will take place […]
Warendorf, Germany – June 22, 2021 – The jumping committee of the German Olympic Committee for Horse Riding (DOKR) has named the so-called longlist – the extended group of candidates – for the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Eight riders with twelve horses are on the list. In Tokyo, three rider-horse […]
Ottawa, Canada – June 24, 2021 – Equestrian Canada and its selectors have named the combinations that have qualified to be nominated to compete at the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo, to be held July 23-Aug. 8, 2021, in Japan. Prior to being named to Team Canada, all […]
Wellington, New Zealand – June 23, 2021 – An experienced New Zealand showjumping team has been named for the Tokyo Olympic Games. Four-time Olympian Bruce Goodin (GBR) heads the riders, alongside double Olympian Daniel Meech (GBR) and Sharn Wordley (GBR). Goodin, who is based in Sweden, has previously […]
Dublin, Ireland – June 22, 2021 – Horse Sport Ireland’s Show Jumping High Performance Director Michael Blake has nominated their Athlete/Horse combinations, P Alternate Athlete and Reserves that are to be considered for selection by the Olympic Federation of Ireland for the Show Jumping discipline. The official selection […]
Mexico City, Mexico – June 17, 2021 – The Mexican Equestrian Federation (FEM) has announced the four combinations to represent “Las Aquilas Voladoras” in the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Enrique Gonzalez (MEX) & Chacna Eugenio Garza Perez (MEX) & Armani SL Z Manuel González Dufrane (MEX) […]
London, England – June 03, 2021 – British Equestrian and the British Showjumping selectors can today confirm the nine showjumping athlete and horse combinations, plus three reserves, that will be submitted to the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) as our nominated entries for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Only the […]
Brussels, Belgium – May 17, 2021 – Former Olympic show jumping champion Eric Lamaze of Canada has withdrawn from consideration for the upcoming Olympic Games, scheduled to take place from July 23 to August 8, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Lamaze was one of five athletes named to the […]
Lexington, Kentucky, USA. – April 15, 2021 – US Equestrian has announced the 10 athletes who have been selected to the U.S. Jumping Team Olympic Short List for continued observation ahead of team selection for the 2020 Olympic Games later this summer in Tokyo, Japan. The following athletes […]
Lexington, Kentucky, USA – March 23, 2021 – The Organizing Committee of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in consultation with the International Olympic Committee, International Paralympic Committee, Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Government of Japan, have announced that fans and spectators from overseas will not be allowed […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – December 07, 2020 – All three equestrian disciplines – Jumping, Dressage and Eventing – have been formally confirmed for the Paris 2024 Olympic program. In addition, the six events – team and individual across each of the three disciplines – and the full quota of […]
Rabat, Morocco – November 30, 2020 – The Moroccan team had qualified for the Tokyo Olympics last year at the CSIO in Rabat. But it was still a question of validating this qualification for 2021. It is done since last weekend when Samy Colman, Ali Al Ahrach, Ghali […]
Tokyo, Japan – March 30, 2020 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC), The International Paralympic Committee (IPC), The 2020 Tokyo Organizing Committee, The Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Government of Japan today agreed new dates for the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, in 2021. The 2020 Tokyo Olympic […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – March 24, 2020 – The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, and the Prime Minister of Japan, Abe Shinzo, held a conference call this morning to discuss the constantly changing environment with regard to Covid-19 and the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – March 17, 2020 Today, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) continued its consultations with all the stakeholders of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The first took place with the International Olympic Summer Sports Federations. Those with the National Olympic Committees (NOCs), the athletes’ representatives, the International […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – Monday, February 17, 2020 – Following concerns raised about FEI Jumping Events in France and Syria where Olympic and Longines Ranking points were on offer, the FEI has investigated events at both Villeneuve-Loubet (FRA) and Damascus (SYR). The investigation into the three events at Villeneuve-Loubet […]
